Princess Diana's historic necklace to go on sale – but it obviously won't come cheap
ok.co.ukPrincess Diana’s stunning necklace that she wore on her last official engagement before her death is being put up for sale. The late Princess of Wales famously wore the diamond and pearl necklace at the gala evening for Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall in June 1997.
The necklace, made from 178 diamonds and five matching South Sea pearls, was sent to Crown jewellers Gerrard so they could make a matching pair of earrings.The set was said to be an intended gift from her lover Dodi Al-Fayed.
But before it could be given to Diana, she and Dodi died following a car crash in Paris in August 1997. The jewellery is now set to be auctioned off in New York next month - after first being displayed in London - and the set is expected to be sold for somewhere between £4m and £11m.The gems, known as the Swan Lake Suite, have belonged to a Ukrainian family since 2008.
But instability caused by the on-going war between their home country and Russia means the family is putting the set up for auction.
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