Royal enthusiasts were left aghast after spotting the late Princess Diana’s famed cross necklace, which they say has been stripped of its “timeless elegance” following its appearance on a ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ celeb. At the 2024 LACMA Art + Film Gala on November 2, Kim Kardashian was seen sporting the exquisite Attallah Cross, now deemed by fans as a “flashy, vulgar accessory”.

The reality TV sensation paired the striking amethyst piece with a low-cut, floor-sweeping white dress and a casually draped white coat. Disgruntled comments flooded social media platform X, with one fan lamenting: “While Diana wore it with grace and dignity, symbolizing royalty, #Kim has turned it into a flashy, vulgar accessory, losing its timeless elegance. A true icon knows how to preserve the legacy.”

Kim Kardashian has snapped up the iconic Attallah Cross at a Sotheby’s auction for a cool $200,000 (£168,000) this year, turning heads when she rocked it for the first time recently, sparking quite the buzz. One social media critique highlighted Kim’s “provocative” pairing: “Princess Diana was such a class act. It’s a shame such a beautiful and significant piece of jewellery was cheapened like this.”

Another expressed dismay: “There is no way this is what Diana would have wanted.”

A comment read: “For most, it’s not necessarily because it’s a cross. It’s because it was Princess Diana’s, who people loved for her and her class, and turning that image into trashy would have bothered her – and obviously anyone who was a fan of Princess Diana.”

However, other admirers praised Kim’s fashion choice, with one fan declaring: “Kim wears it better.”

A second chimed in, “Gorgeous looking,” and another added, “She [Kim] looks amazing.”

The mum-of-four accessorised her look with a choker bracelet and added the antique amethyst necklace ( 
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Diana at a charity gala evening on behalf of Birthright organised by the jeweller Garrard ( 
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This isn’t the first time Kardashian found herself the target of backlash, having previously drawn fire for wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the 2022 Met Gala, reports the Express.

Princess Diana famously donned the pendant, paired with pearls, to a 1987 charity gala while garbed in a lavish purple velvet Catherine Walker dress.

The Attallah Cross, originally crafted by Garrand in the 1920s, boasts square-cut amethysts encircled by 5.25 carats of circular-cut diamonds. The late Princess of Wales was often seen wearing it at various events, including film and theatre premieres.

The Attallah Cross was originally made by Garrand in the 1920s ( 
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The stunning necklace, adorned with 900 pearls, was recently auctioned off at Sotheby’s “Royal and Noble” event. It was described as a “Fleurée cross set with square-cut amethyst and accented by circular-cut diamonds” dating back to the early 20th century – the 1920s.