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Most expensive celebrity engagement rings: Jennifer Lopez got a dazzling pink diamond from Ben Affleck, while Kate Middleton inherited Princess Diana’s sapphire stone

Celebrities like Paris Hilton, Elizabeth Taylor and more have been known to own expensive engagement rings. Photos: @parishiltonforever; @elizabethtaylor; @serenawilliams; @princes_grace_of_monaco/Instagram
Engagement rings are all about show off the depth of your feelings to the love of your life, so only the best, shiniest rock will do. There’s possibly no better occasion for a grand piece of jewellery, and nobody does over-the-top romance better than the celebrity set.

Let’s take a look at some of the most dazzling celebrity engagement rings ... they’re big, shiny and, of course, come with a hefty price tag.

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Kate Middleton

With her Cinderella-like love story, Kate Middleton also received an engagement ring truly fit for a princess (and a future queen, at that).
The Duchess of Cambridge was recently spotted at the England vs Italy Euro 2020 football match. Photo: @hrhtheduchessofcambridge/Instagram
Her engagement ring may perhaps be one of the most famous and most controversial in the history of royal romances, as it’s the very same ring owned by her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
The stunning sapphire ring is surrounded by smaller diamonds set in 18K white gold. Today, the ring is valued at around US$550,000.

Hilary Duff

Not all marriages last forever ... but a diamond ring does. Although the marriage has now been dissolved, Hilary Duff once received a beautiful, 14-carat, princess-cut diamond engagement ring from her ex-husband, retired NHL player Mike Comrie.
Hilary Duff. Photo: @hillaryduff/Instagram

This ring came with a whopping price tag of around US$1 million.

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Jennifer Lopez

While the pair never even made it down the aisle, Ben Affleck nevertheless left Jennifer Lopez with some serious diamond bling. Unlike the usual clear diamond rings, this one came in a beautiful pale pink colour.
J-Lo’s performance at the Super Bowl LIV Halftime show in 2020 with Shakira shook up audiences across the US. Photo: @jlo/Instagram

The beautiful piece is six carats and cost Affleck a bill amounting to US$1.2 million.

Kate Upton

Model Kate Upton has always been known to rock the red carpet with her super gorgeous looks and glamorous evening gowns. But during the 2016 Met Ball, she shone even brighter than usual.

Kate Upton has starred in several issues of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions. Photo: @kateupton/Instagram

Why? She didn’t just wear any old ring to top off her look – she sported her round, eight-carat diamond engagement ring from Justin Verlander, which cost US$1.5 million.

Katie Holmes

Even though “TomKat” didn’t last, one of the most precious pieces of memorabilia Katie Holmes received from Tom Cruise was her engagement ring.

Katie Holmes. Photo: @katieholmes/Instagram

When she said yes to Cruise in 2005, she received a diamond engagement ring worth US$1.5 million.

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Ciara

Ciara. Photo: @ciara/Instagram

Ciara was gifted a 16-carat ring by her fiancé, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson. This massive diamond sparkler is valued at around US$2 million.

Paris Hilton

When Paris Hilton was engaged to Chris Zylka, she received a beautiful pear-shaped engagement ring.

Paris Hilton. Photo: @parishiltonforever/Instagram

What made this ring so special? It was filled with so many diamonds, even on the sides, that the entire ring made it to a total of 20 carats. The ring cost around US$2 million.

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Blake Lively

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds ... couple goals, much? Her engagement ring is pretty covetable, too.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Photo: @blakelively/Instagram

Reynolds proposed to Lively with a beautiful pale pink diamond ring with hints of rose gold. This ring is a total of seven carats and was valued at around US$2 million.

Serena Williams

Serena Williams’ wedding to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian was one of the most lavish weddings ever seen from any celebrity or athlete.

Serena Williams. Photo: @serenawilliams/Instagram

So of course we all expected her engagement ring to be grand too, and it didn’t disappoint. Her ring is valued at around US$2 million.

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Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly was one of the very first actresses to marry into a royal family. And, considering that she was getting married to the Prince of Monaco, Prince Rainier III, she received a ring truly fit for a princess.
Grace Kelly. Photo: @princess_grace_of_monaco/Instagram

At that time, her emerald-cut diamond engagement ring was valued at US$4 million.

Elizabeth Taylor

Probably one of the most famous and glamorous diamond rings to date, the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, also known as the Krupp Diamond, has 33 carats and was auctioned for US$8.8 million after Taylor’s death in 2011.

Starring in films like Cleopatra and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Elizabeth Taylor is one of the most popular classical Hollywood actresses. Photo: @elizabethtaylor/Instagram

Although not an engagement ring exactly – actor Richard Burton first proposed to her with an emerald brooch instead – the ring was a gift from husband to wife in 1968.

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  • Hollywood actor Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ marriage might not have worked out, but Holmes did get a US$1.5 million piece of jewellery memorabilia out of it
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