The collection includes a diamond ring gifted to her from Sir Elton John, BBC News reports.

Dame Shirley said that she fell in lovely with jewellery when she first discovered natural pearls when she was an up and coming singer. She said: “However, I quickly graduated to my lifelong passion for diamonds which preceded the recording of Diamonds Are Forever.

“In fact, I accepted to sing the song because it rang true to me and the way I felt about diamonds then and now.”