Kim Kardashian buys Attallah Cross pendant worn by Princess Diana for almost $200K at auction - Fox Business

Kim Kardashian purchased the Attallah Cross pendant worn by Princess Diana to a London foundation gala successful 1987. 

A typical for the 42-year-old world star bought the ample amethyst and diamond portion of jewelry astatine a Sotheby's auction for $197,453, according to a property merchandise obtained by FOX Business. 

Per the property release, the gem-encrusted crucifix was sold successful the past 5 minutes of Sotheby's yearly Royal & Noble auction aft Kardashian's typical outbid 3 different competitors to nab the portion "at much than treble its pre-auction estimate."

Kim Kardashian bought the Attallah Cross pendant that Princess Diana wore to a London foundation gala successful 1987. (Getty / Getty Images)

"We are delighted that this portion has recovered a caller lease of beingness wrong the hands of different globally celebrated name," Sotheby's Head of Jewelry Kristian Spofforth said successful a statement.

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The Princess of Wales wore the connection portion connected a agelong strand of pearls to a foundation gala that benefited Birthright, a nonprofit enactment that provides enactment and resources to women facing unplanned pregnancies.

Diana paired the necklace with a achromatic and purple baroque-style velvet formal designed by Catherine Walker, a favourite of the precocious royal.

The Princess of Wales wore the connection portion connected a agelong strand of pearls to a foundation gala that benefited Birthright, a nonprofit enactment that provides enactment and resources to women facing unplanned pregnancies. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Created successful the 1920s by royal jeweler Garrard, the pendant was purchased by Diana's person Naim Attallah CBE successful the 1980s. Attallah loaned the transverse to the princess connected respective occasions.

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"It is understood that the transverse was lone ever worn by the Princess, and pursuing her death, it was ne'er seen successful nationalist again until now," per the property release.

The merchandise further states, "The cross-shaped pendant — thought to beryllium a one-off backstage committee by Garrard for 1 of their regular clients — is simply a bold and colorful portion acceptable with square-cut amethysts and accented by circular-cut diamonds.

"The transverse has a full diamond value of astir 5.25 carats and measures astir 136 by 95 mm."

Diana paired the necklace with a achromatic and purple baroque-style velvet formal designed by Catherine Walker, a favourite of the precocious royal. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Diana chose her celebrated sapphire and diamond clump engagement ringing from Garrard successful 1981. Her lad Prince William gave the ringing to his woman Kate Middleton erstwhile they got engaged successful 2010.

This is not the archetypal clip Kardashian has acquired a humanities point worn by a celebrated figure. In 2019, Kardashian paid $25,000 astatine a merchantability hosted by Julien's Auctions to triumph an ensemble that Janet Jackson wore successful her 1993 euphony video for "What If." 

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That aforesaid year, the SKIMS mogul besides shared that she and then-husband Kanye West had purchased their daughter North a custom velvet overgarment worn by Michael Jackson to Elizabeth Taylor’s 65th day enactment successful 1997 and again astatine a screening of his movie "Ghosts."

In May 2022, the tv property caused a disturbance erstwhile she wore Marilyn Monroe’s "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" formal to the Met Gala. (Gotham/Getty Images / Getty Images)

Kardashian made the winning bid of $65,625, though the portion was lone expected to fetch betwixt $10,000 and $20,000, Julien’s said up of the auction.

In May 2022, the tv property caused a disturbance erstwhile she wore Marilyn Monroe’s "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" formal to the Met Gala.

The precocious histrion wore the Jean Louis gown to serenade President John F. Kennedy for his day successful 1962.

Kardashian was aboriginal accused of damaging the dress, which she wore for a fewer minutes connected the reddish carpet earlier changing into a replica.

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However, Ripley’s Believe It oregon Not!, which owns the formal and loaned it to Kardashian, denied the allegations.

"The information remains that she did not, successful immoderate way, harm the garment successful the abbreviated magnitude of clip it was worn astatine the Met Gala," the enactment wrote connected its website.