Kim auctions her engagement ring

Actress Kim Basinger will auction off her 3.7-carat diamond engagement ring from ex-husband Alec Baldwin and other jewellery next week to raise money for retired circus animals.

The ring, a simple but elegant bauble in a modern Tiffany setting, has been put on display with the other jewels and is expected to fetch about €32,900.

Christie’s in New York estimated that the 11 pieces of jewellery on offer could raise €82,200 for the Performing Animal Welfare Society, a California group that runs a refuge for abused and retired elephants, lions, bears and other wildlife.