EXCLUSIVE: Queen Camilla's Secret Jewel History — How She Refashioned Princess Diana Treasure Into a $150,000 Brooch
A long-hidden royal relic resurfaces with loaded symbolism.
Queen Camilla quietly reintroduced one of the most emotionally charged jewels in modern royal history when she refashioned a necklace once worn by Princess Diana into a brooch now valued at around $150,000 – a decision continuing to resonate far beyond aesthetics.
The bling in question began its royal life in 1863 and was gifted more than a century later to tragic Princess Diana upon her marriage to Prince Charles in 1981.
Featuring a prominent emerald pendant, the necklace was given by the Queen Mother and quickly became associated with Diana’s public image.
After her death in 1997 aged 36 in a horror Paris car smash, the piece returned to the royal collection – disappearing from public view for more than two decades before resurfacing in altered form.