The cherished reminder of friend who died from Aids

NOT usually a fan of brooches, this diamond flower held sentimental significance for Diana. It was left to her by her friend Adrian Ward- Jackson, an art dealer, who died from Aids in August 1991, aged just 41.

Diana was patron of the National Aids Trust and had a close bond with Adrian, whose illness worsened while she was on a family holiday at Balmoral. She left Charles and the boys and rushed to London, holding an eight-hour bedside vigil on his final night.

With a central stone and 18 diamond ‘petals’, it passed to Diana on Adrian’s death and she wore it to his memorial.