Royal Family 'Probably' Laughed At Kim Kardashian Buying Princess Diana Pendant, Expert Claims

The royal family may have shared a laugh after Kim Kardashian purchased at auction a diamond and amethyst-encrusted Attallah cross pendant once worn by Princess Diana, according to a royal expert.

Valentine Low, a royal correspondent for U.K.'s The Times and author of "Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor," speculated on the royal family's possible reaction to the "Kardashians" star buying Princess Diana's iconic cross during an interview with Us Weekly.

"I think they probably laugh at it. Laugh about it over the breakfast table and move on," the journalist told the outlet Wednesday. "[They] certainly wouldn't be annoyed, I [don't] think."

The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" alum purchased the pendant for $200,000 earlier this month via Sotheby's auction Royal and Noble sale. The piece features a Fleurée cross set with square-cut amethysts and circular-cut diamonds.

The piece was reportedly loaned to the late Princess of Wales in 1987 by a friend, the late Palestinian-British businessman and writer Naim Attallah, who purchased the cross created in the 1920s by court jeweler Garrard.

Princess Diana famously wore it with a purple and black velvet dress to a fundraiser held by Garrard for Birthright, a charity that aims to protect human rights during pregnancy and childbirth, according to Sotheby's.

"Through Attallah's friendship with Princess Diana, he loaned it to her several times over a number of years," the luxury marketplace wrote on Instagram. "It is understood that the cross was only ever worn by the Princess, and following her death, it was never seen in public again until now."

Meanwhile, Low also weighed in on the royal family and the Sussexes' drama following the release of Prince Harry's bombshell memoir, "Spare."

In his book, the Duke of Sussex alleged that his older brother Prince William physically attacked him during an argument about Harry's wife, Meghan Markle. He also accused the Prince of Wales of being "insensitive" and laughing about his mental health when he reportedly witnessed Harry's first panic attack.

"He'd told me that day or soon after that I needed help. And now he was teasing me? I couldn't imagine how he could be so insensitive," Prince Harry wrote in his memoir.

Despite his allegations, Prince Harry told ITV's Tom Bradby in a recent interview that he wanted to reconcile with his father King Charles and brother Prince William.

"I want a family, not an institution. ... They've shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile," he said. "I would like to get my father back. I would like to have my brother back."

However, Low said he doubts Prince William shares the same desire to reconcile after the claims his younger brother made in his book.

"Laying your family's dirty linen out there in public, it's a painful thing to do. And I'm not sure William will ever forgive him," the "One Man and His Dig" author told Us Weekly.

Low also said that one of Markle's comments during her and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey in March 2021 inspired his "Courtiers" book.

"She said, 'There are two different things. There's the members of the royal family, and there are people who work for them. They're two separate things.' And when she said that, she was effectively pointing the finger of blame at the courtiers," Low explained. "And I just thought, 'This is really interesting,' because everyone refers to them, they kind talk about them; but they never examine who they are [and] what they do."

"Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition and the Power Players Behind the House of Windsor" hit shelves Thursday.