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Royal And Celebrity DiamondsRoyal and Celebrity Diamonds: what do the A list spend on their brides-to-be? A single diamond solitaire remains the most popular acquisition, the rarer e.g. blue or pink diamonds, being most sought after. The higher the carat and clarity, the rarer the colour and cut and so the price rockets. The average person spends approximately one month’s salary on an engagement ring. However, with the A list the price is not really a consideration, it’s all about delighting their lady!
- Ben Affleck spent $667,000 (USD) on a 4.5 carat diamond for Jennifer Gardner, accompanied by an 8 carat wedding band featuring 16 ½ carat round diamonds - Ben Affleck had spent $1.1 million (USD) when engaged to J.Lo on a diamond ring - Marc Anthony outdid Ben Affleck on his and J.Lo’s first anniversary spending $6 million on diamonds (the blue 14.5 carat diamond worth 5 million alone!) - Tom Cruise spend $235,000 (USD) on a diamond ring for his bride-to-be Katie Homes - Prince Charles was permitted to give a family heirloom to Camilla Parker-Bowles - his Grandmother’s ring, a 2.6 carat emerald cut diamond flanked by ¼ carat emerald cut diamonds and two diamond baguettes. Previously he had given the late Princess of Wales a 30,000 pounds stirling ring of 14 diamonds surrounding a single sapphire. - Michael Douglas gave Catherine Zeta Jones a 10 carat marquise shape diamond - Enrique Iglesias spent $5.4 million on a 6 carat pink argyle diamond ring for Anna Kournikova - Donald Trump gave Melania Knauss a $1.5 million 6 carat flawless emerald cut diamond ring with tapered baguettes set in platinum - Kobe Bryant (basketball superstar) gave Vanessa a $4 million 8 carat diamond solitaire ring - John Kennedy gave Jacqueline a 2 carat diamond and emerald engagement ring - Prince Rainer of Monaco gave Grace Kelly a 12 carat emerald cut diamond ring - Paris Hilton received from Paris a 14.25 carat yellow emerald cut diamond engagement ring - the most expensive and largest diamond of all was the 39 carat Krupp Diamond given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton. And whom do these lucky ladies have to thank for the tradition of giving diamonds? It was Mary of Burgundy. In 1477 she insisted that her husband to be Maximilian I of Austria present her with a diamond engagement ring! Shopping for Royal and Celebrity Diamonds: If thinking about shopping for a special diamond you may choose to visit a couple of the following:
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