 LONDON: David
Beckham's reported gift of a 10-carat pink diamond worth £1 million to
his wife Victoria may not ensure that she will remain with him
forever, as per the saying diamonds are forever. So say celebrity
marriage watchers.Ostensibly a gift for her 30th birthday, which
she celebrated "Beck-less" the present ranks as one of the most
expensive peace offering between husband and wife. But, after two
weeks of lurid details in tabloids of his alleged affairs with two
women, Posh is said to be at breaking point.
Past offerings of pink diamonds failed badly to provide support to
faltering relations. Actor Ben Affleck gave a pink diamond to Jennifer
Lopez, two years ago when she was to be his wife-to-be. They never
made it to the altar, damaging thereby the stone's reputation as a
symbol of eternal love.
It happened to Brad Pitt too. He bought a £25,000 diamond ring for
Gwyneth Paltrow after falling in love. But she returned the ring after
four months, without even offering any explanation. She married
British pop singer Chris Martin while Pitt tied the knot with Aniston,
of the TV serial Friends fame.
A £40,000 engagement ring given by Nicolas Cage to Lisa Marie
Presley could not save the alliance either. Their marriage broke up in
four months. Then there is the case of Naomi Campbell, the most famous
model. She swore to stay forever with Adam Clayton, the bass player
with the U2 band. But despite a £40,000 diamond ring, Clayton could
not allegedly resist spending £1500 on prostitutes.
 Cases
of Elizabeth Taylor and Zsa Zsa Gabor are too well known. Gabor is
quoted saying she could never hate a man enough to give him back his
diamonds. Diamonds could not save Liz Taylor and Richard Burton's
repeated efforts to remain married.
Columnists in the Telegraph have added insult to the
injury by reminding Beckham that a man buys three diamonds, the first
for his bride to be (Victoria wears a £120,000 diamond engagement
ring), the second for his mistress and the third for his wife when she
finds out about the second.
After this, one can be sure about tabloids and TV networks flashing
chequebooks to make Loos and Sarah reveal if they got a diamond ring
from Beckham. If either of them did, the £1 million gift to his wife
by David Beckham would sink without shining on her finger.
Diamonds are apparently not forever. The history of Kohinoor says
it all. The British Royalty it is said cut it two to keep away its
evil manifestations.
(Hindustan Times)
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