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Kate Middleton's engagement ring cost Â£28,000 when bought by Prince Charles for Diana in 1981. Kate Middleton's engagement ring cost Â£28,000 when it was bought by Prince Charles for the then Diana Spencer in February 1981. In today's prices the oval 18-carat blue sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds would cost Â£85,000 - although Diana's is priceless.
Whether the royal wedding costs are excessive, it's clear the grandeur of William and Middleton's wedding will be in contrast to Charles and Diana's, which adjusted for today's dollars, would be about $110 million, Eisinger said. Compare that to the average U.S. wedding, according to wedding planner TheKnot: Average U.S. wedding: $26,000.