Lets be honest ladies, we all love to swoon over things we could never afford unless we sold our liver on the black market. Especially diamond engagement rings. Sadly only the most lavish and expensive jewelery is owned by the rich and famous. Todays modern aristocrats take the prize for giving the most expensive engagement rings. Over time the rings have gotten bigger and better. We all understand that you don’t have to buy the most expensive diamond ring in the world to prove your love to your women, but it couldn’t hurt.
The Duchess Of Cambridge
Passed down from the late Princess Diana to her son Prince William the Duke of Cambridge, who then presented to his long time girlfriend Kate Middleton. The 12-carat blue sapphire, surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds, has appreciated a huge sum since it was first given to Diana by Charles Prince of Whales in 1981. Priced at $47,000 originally, the value has increased tremendously and now sits at $505,000. The stunning ring has not only raised in price over the years, but also gained respect around the world as well as one of the top most iconic ring.
The timeless actress Elizabeth Taylor was widely known to possess some of the worlds most lavish jewels, including the Krupp asscher cut diamond ring. Although Elizabeth was married eight times, and twice to Richard Burton, she was never cut short when it came to her engagement ring. Richard Burton presented her with the 33-carat, D color, potentially internally flawless diamond ring on May 16, 1968. She considered it to be one of the most iconic of her white diamonds and was known to wear it nearly every day. The auction estimate is $8.8 million.
Melania Knauss
Billion-dollar real-estate tycoon Donald Trump proposed to Melania Knauss with a stunning 12-carat Graff Emerald Cut diamond Ring estimated to cost around $3 million. Purchased in the House of Graff in London, the famous towering trump diamond ring is adored around the globe.
Beyonce
Queen B is famous for her sexy sounds and fierce reputation when it comes to the stage. Its only proper that she was presented with an engagement ring from husband Jay Z that was fit for a queen. Her ring features an enormous 18 carat emerald cut center diamond worthy of her star status. The estimated five million dollars ring was created by jeweler Lorraine Schwartz.
Actress turned princess, Grace Kelly was wed to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. The Prince originally proposed to Grace with a Cartier eternity band set with rubies and diamonds. However when he saw other A listers in Hollywood were flashing bigger rings, he quickly ordered from Cartier this 10.5 carat emerald-cut diamond ring accented by two baguettes. Only a ring fit for a princess!
The famous tennis player is wifed up to long time beau Enrique Iglesias. The Latin pop star got Anna a stunning 11 carat pink pear shaped diamond engagement ring with trillion diamond accents. Estimated to cost over 2.5 million dollars, Iglesias spared no expense when it came to buying his women her dream ring! The two have been in a relationship for over 8 years and counting! Definitely one of our top favorite iconic rings of all time!
