Princess Diana, jewellery

Princess Diana wearing the jewellery about to go under the hammer. Image via Twitter @divineysl.

Princess Diana’s jewellery from final official engagement on auction

Believed to be the only fine jewelry Princess Diana owned, the Swan Lake Suite set will go on auction in June.

Princess Diana, jewellery

Princess Diana wearing the jewellery about to go under the hammer. Image via Twitter @divineysl.

The jewelry Princess Diana wore to her final official engagement before her tragic death will be sold at auction. And it is expected to sell for £11 million (estimated at R264 million), MailOnline reports.

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PRINCESS DIANA’S JEWELLERY GIFTEFD TO HER BY DODI FAYED TO SELL AT AUCTION

The jewelry Princess Diana wore at her final official engagement will soon go under the hammer.

According to MailOnline, the jewelry set is rumored to have been a gift from Dodi Al-Fayed.

The late Princess of Wales wore the diamond and pearl necklace at the gala evening for Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall in June 1997 – her last official engagement before her death.

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The necklace, which was made from 178 diamonds totaling 51 carats and five matching 12mm South Sea pearls, was returned to Crown jewelers Garrard so they could make a matching pair of earrings for her, the publication reports.

Before she could however get a chance to ever wear the complete set, Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Al-Fayed tragically died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997.

The jewels will now be auctioned off in New York in June. It is expected to sell for between £4m to £11m (between R96 million and R360 million).

The set, known as the Swan Lake Suite, has been owned by a prominent Ukrainian family since 2008.

It is believed to be the only fine jewelry owned by Diana ever to be sold publicly.

The Swan Lake Suite will reportedly be sold on June 27.

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