Dame Elizabeth Taylor's diamond was owned by the ex-wife of a Nazi
One of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's diamonds was once owned by the ex-wife of a Nazi war criminal. Richard Burton - who married and divorced the actress twice - bought the Asschercut stone for $305,000 in 1968, and it's now been revealed that the diamond was nicknamed the Krupp as it was once owned by Vera Krupp, the former wife of Nazi war criminal Alfred Krupp. In extracts from Kate Andersen Brower's book 'Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon', which is being serialised in The Times newspaper, Ward Landrigan – the head of Sotheby's jewellery department – says: "After an auction I alw...