A wedding gift that she adored

AMONG the 12,000 presents she and Charles received for their wedding were these dazzling diamond and pearl earrings.

The jewels were a gift from the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, who was known for his ostentatious shows of affection.

They were the most delicate of Diana’s pearl earrings, each featuring a diamond floral motif with a pear-shaped pearl suspended from a chain of diamonds.

She wore the items repeatedly over a 15-year period — when pregnant with William in 1982, and latterly to a charity event in June 1997 (pictured), just before her death.