Kim Kardashian sparked heated backlash for wearing Princess Diana’s iconic cross necklace.
At the LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, Kardashian debuted the diamond-lined cross pendant last worn by the late royal.
“Kardashian bought the piece for £163,800 (around $212,000) in January 2023 during the final five minutes of a Sotheby’s auction. Her red-carpet appearance over the weekend marked the first time the necklace has been worn in public since Diana’s death in 1997,” CNN reported.
(Video Credit: Royal Rundown)
“With its diamonds weighing approximately 5.25 carats, the cross measures 5.4 inches by 3.7 inches and was made by Garrard, the British court jewelers, in the early 20th century. It was bought in the 1980s by the late Palestinian-British businessman Naim Attallah, who, according to Sotheby’s, lent the piece to Diana several times,” the outlet added.
“Few people could carry this piece off but Diana really could,” Naim Attallah’s son, Ramsay Attallah, told Vogue in 2022 before Kardashian scooped up the vintage piece at auction for around $212,000. “When I was growing up, we’d always have it on the table for Christmas lunch, but it was never worn by anyone other than Diana and it hasn’t been seen in public since she died.”
The reality was that most folks not only didn’t care what Kardashian was up to. Many others on social media ripped her apart for disrespecting Princess Diana as well.
Who really cares? It is a little disrespectful to use a religious symbol in this way, but we all got more important things to worry about, right? pic.twitter.com/kzvwKyANf8
— bstrat515 (@bstrat515) November 4, 2024
What an insult to Princess Diana.
️ RIP Lady Diana ️— Barely Rooted (@BarelyRooted) November 4, 2024
How to totally ruin a Historic memory for millions of people, by hanging an iconic piece of Jewelry around what many believe to be, Social Media-HollyWeird “TRASH”
— Steve Kerwin (@stevenkerwin) November 4, 2024
Nothing like have a blinged out crucifix between bare breasts to show the state of our culture.
— Mancomb_Seepgood (@Salty_Sipper) November 3, 2024
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