Jackie Kennedy Onassis wears an engagement ring given to her by Aristotle Onassis. Getty Images:
VIP weddings captivate the public, and especially the bride’s engagement ring. Among the stars, the latter can reach an astonishing price. Top 5 most expensive engagement rings.
A study by the Slingo website shows that stars spend an average of 3.7 million euros on this gem. When the average price of this ring in the whole world is 5500 euros. Why such sums? Celebrity engagement rings can vary in value based on carat count, quality, rarity of gemstones and fluctuations in the jewelry market. Prices may also increase over time depending on the popularity of the people who will wear them.
1. Grace of Monaco and Rainier III in 1955, over €40 million
When 1950s American movie star Grace Kelly announced her engagement to Prince Rainier III of Monaco, it was like something out of a fairy tale. The prince proposed to Alfred Hitchcock’s muse with a Cartier ring with a 10.48-carat emerald-cut diamond worth €40.03 million.
Princess Grace, Prince Rainier and their children June 6, 1960 University of Southern California/Corbis via Getty Images
2. Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Aristotle Onassis in 1968, about 20 million.Euro:
the old one First Lady The widow of President John F. Kennedy remarried Aristotle Onassis in 1968. The business mogul offered Jackie O a 40.42-carat marquise diamond worth an estimated €19.88 million.
3. Mariah Carey and James Packer in 2016: over 9 millionEuro:
In 2016, Australian billionaire James Packer proposed to singer Mariah Carey with a 35-carat emerald-cut diamond ring worth £7.8 million. The engagement finally broke off before the wedding…
Mariah Carey shows off her engagement ring at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party in 2016. Jason LaVeris/Getty Images
4. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 1968 – almost €8 million
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s relationship couldn’t be more strained. they married, divorced, remarried, divorced again… In 1964, Richard Barton gave his wife the Krupp diamond that would become the 33.19-carat Asscher-cut Taylor diamond. , which Elizabeth Taylor will wear as a ring. They will decide to make it an engagement ring for their second marriage in 1975.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton show off Taylor’s diamond ring Mirrorpix / Mirrorpix via Getty Images
5. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in 2022: about 5.5 million euros
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez aka Bennifer got married in 2022. The groom-to-be proposed with an 8.5-carat emerald-cut green diamond ring purchased from Ilan Portugali of Beverly Hills Diamonds. Green is one of the rarest diamond shades, and it’s also Jennifer Lopez’s lucky color.
Jennifer Lopez with her engagement ring Instagram/JLo:
Source: Le Figaro
