Last year, Kelly Clarkson made a purchase that would make a lot of literary fans jealous! She forked up $241,000 for a ring that once belonged to famed writer, Jane Austen!
However, now that Kelly is ready to take the ring home, the government of the United Kingdom is not allowing the ring to leave the country! A temporary export ban has been put on the ring with the reasoning that there are very few of Jane Austen’s personal items remaining, so the ring should remain in its homeland.
The gold ring has a turquoise stone and is believed to have been gifted to Jane by her sister Cassandra. After Austen’s death, the ring was passed down from generation to generation and the U.K. is hoping that a British buyer will buy the ring so it remains in the country.
Do you think it’s fair to want to keep the ring away from Kelly even though she legally purchased it?