I have been looking to buy her a present,
then just today I have found the perfect choice, the 35-carat 'Beau Sancy' diamond, it is stepped in history, passed down through the centuries on to the crowns of monarchs in France, England, the Netherlands and Prussia, the pear-shaped diamond's royal connections date back to 1604 when it was bought for Henri IV of France at the insistence of his wife Marie de Medici who wore it atop her crown at her coronation, later that century it was acquired by the Dutch and used to seal the wedding of Willem II of Orange Nassau to Mary Stuart, daughter of Charles I of England, Stuart pawned the rose-cut gem to finance her brother Charles II's fight for the throne, in 1702 the first king of Prussia gave it pride of place in the new royal crown and it has passed through generations of the House of Prussia until today,
David Bennett of sellers Sotheby's, 'We've sold much larger diamonds but it has this wonderful romantic history, an unparallelled royal history -- it has never been in non-royal hands,' wow! Diana would love this, but there is a snag, it is worth an estimated £3million when it goes under the hammer in Geneva tomorrow, yes you have guessed it, all of the flights to Geneva are fully booked so we can not fly to the auction, what a shame!
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