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A little bit, or a lot, of bling is nothing new when you’re a celebrity with an unlimited bank account. Here are some other crazy expensive engagement rings that celebrities have received over the years:
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The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has safely returned to New York without her 20-carat diamond engagement ring, after being gagged and robbed at gunpoint in Paris on Oct 4, 2016. Her jeweller, Lorraine Schwartz confirmed that the diamond was a D-Flawless and type 2A diamond ring, which is said to be the purest and most valuable type of diamond in the world.
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Kim’s sister Khloe has some major bling of her own. Her ex-husband Lamar Odom dropped $850,000 on a ring that featured a 12.5-carat radiant cut diamond. While it’s still enormous by any standards, Khloe’s rock is almost half the size of her sister’s sparkler.
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The Duchess made headlines around the world she got engaged to Prince William of the United Kingdom in 2010. Her 18-carat engagement ring was estimated to cost half a million dollars and was made of blue sapphire with white diamonds surrounding the gem. The ring became even more valuable in terms of sentiment, since it once belonged to William’s mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
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The award for the most expensive engagement ring that didn’t lead to a marriage belongs to Jennifer Lopez. The ring Ben Affleck gave J-Lo when they were dating was a 6.1-carat Harry Winston pink diamond creation worth $2.5 million. Ben probably should’ve saved it for the other Jennifer in his life…
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… the one who actually became his wife! The actor decided to go low-key when he proposed for the second time to Jennifer Garner. When he went back to the same jeweller, he got a smaller sparkler this time. Jen’s engagement ring was a 4.5-carat cushion cut diamond worth more than half a million dollars.
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Jim Toth proposed to Reese in the traditional way (on bended knee), but with a lot of style when it came to ring selection. The quarter million dollar ring was designed by William Goldberg and is made of a 4-carat Ashoka diamond. This diamond was considered to be extremely rare as it has 62 facets instead of the usual 57.
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Mariah is typically dripping in diamonds, but there’s one stone in particular that has stood out. Her 35-carat diamond ring from billionaire James Packer. The Wilfredo Rosado ring cost a whopping $10 million and features an emerald cut diamond set in classic platinum with a tapered baguette diamond mounting.
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Former Disney alum, Hilary Duff received a $1 million 14-carat ring when NHL hockey player, Mike Comrie, proposed. But not even a shiny new gem could keep the couple together. They separated in 2014 and finalised their divorce in early 2016.
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Michael Douglas pulled out all the stops when he proposed to the Welsh beauty in 1999. That included dropping $2 million on a 10-carat marquise diamond ring surrounded by 28 smaller diamonds. It’s a one-of-a-kind 1920s antique by Fred Leighton so Catherine can be rest assured that no one else in the universe has the same bauble on their finger.
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Beyonce sang “If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it!” in her Single Ladies song, and that’s exactly what Jay-Z did – with a $5 million sparkler! If you want to know why the ring costs so much, it’s because it was an over the top design by jeweller Lorraine Schwartz. The 18-carat emerald cut diamond is completely flawless and was set in platinum.