Princess Diana’s Heart-Shaped Diamond Necklace

August 31st will mark the 20th Anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, one of the most iconic women of the last century. In honour of her death anniversary, we are featuring 20 of her most iconic jewels. Today’s feature is her Heart-Shaped Diamond Necklace, which was a gift from the Prince of Wales to mark the birth of Prince William in 1982-

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The first appearance of the Heart-Shaped Diamond Necklace was, appropriately, for the first official photographs and the christening of Prince William in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace.

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The next appearance was at one of necklace was at one of her first, and most tragic, foreign royal events, the funeral of Princess Grace of Monaco inSeptember 1982.

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The Heart-Shaped Diamond Necklace was worn the next month for a charity concert at St David’s Hall in Cardiff…

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…and just weeks later, when the Princess arrived late to the annual festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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The Princess also wore the necklace frequently on her first royal tours, including Australia above…

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…a State Dinner in St. John’s during a tour of Canada, with Queen Mary’s Lover’s Knot Tiara, months later…

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…and ceremonies in Ottawa during the same tour.

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In December 1983, the necklace was worn for a concert with the English Chamber Orchestra and exiled Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovitch in the state apartments of Kensington Palace.

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The last appearance of the Heart-Shaped Diamond Necklace was on a one-hour visit to Fiji between official visits to Australia and the United States. As her marriage disintegrated, the Princess stopped wearing gifts from her husband. This necklace hasn’t been seen since, though I hope we see it again soon.

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3 thoughts on “Princess Diana’s Heart-Shaped Diamond Necklace

  1. Not that I especially like this necklace, but it intrigues me. The diamond, or perhaps a cast from the mounting, appears to be a light yellow color. I wish we could see a clearer phot, but this one would look wonderful on Meghan. Yellow is not Catherine’s color.

  2. I Think Heart-Shaped Diamond Necklace”needs to be worn by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

  3. I’ve never noticed this necklace until today when I was reading an article with Princess Diana’s picture wearing it with her yellow dress. I usually don’t like heart shaped for any jewelry, but this necklace is beautiful & she of course wears it so well, as she did everything. I’d love to know if either Princess Kate or Meghan inherited this piece, or if it still exists. It’s a shame we haven’t seen it in so many years. I love it for its uniqueness.

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