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Hollywood’s Most Expensive Engagement Rings

July 24, 2011 3:17 by Eva Fernandes

When the engagement pictures of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s emerged, the most noticeable ripple effect was that of the sales of engagement rings; demand for coloured stoned engagement rings increasing as much as 300 percent for one jeweler in the UK. And though Marilyn Monroe may have set in stone the relationship between a woman and this clear gem, this connection doesn’t come cheap—and that’s part of the reason why the shiny stone is gaining increasing importance in the investment world these days. This week, Kipp takes a look at some of the most expensive engagements rings to be bought to date.