The
engagement ring of Diana, Princess of Wales is an engagement ring that was given to the then Lady Diana Spencer in her engagement to
Charles, Prince of Wales in February 1981. The engagement ring consists of 14 solitaire diamonds elegantly surrounding a 12-carat oval blue
Ceylon sapphire set in 18-karat white gold. It was
created by jeweler
Garrard and cost at the time, 28,000 pounds on current exchange rates.
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Diana's selection of this ring for her engagement to the future King of
the United Kingdom resulted in sensation involving curiosity like
her decision to leave out a traditional wedding vow eventually would. It is different from the engagement rings of other members of the British Royal Family, including the engagement ring of
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, which consists of a ruby and diamonds that make up a rosebud design to honour her middle name, "Rose";
[4] Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, a wide and intricate engagement ring set in
coral and silver.
[5]
It is not unique and was, at the time of her engagement to Charles,
featured in Garrard's jewellery collection. Some commentators say she
selected it because it reminds her of her
mother's engagement ring.
Leslie Field
stated: "She (Diana) had obviously already said she would like a
sapphire; she had half a dozen rings and she chose this one purely
because she liked it." and "Somebody came up with the story that she
immediately went for the biggest, but I asked her and she told me it
definitely wasn't the biggest, she simply thought it was very
beautiful."
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It is viewed in a negative manner. It is viewed as a tragic symbol
because it was associated with an extraordinarily popular royal figure
who
died in a car accident in
Paris, France.
[7]
and the engagement ring of
After the
divorce of Charles and Diana, the possession of the engagement ring came back to the Prince of Wales. It remained at
Kensington Palace. After Diana's death occurred, Charles took the mourning Princes
William and
Harry
to the palace to select mementos from their mother's possessions.
Prince Harry selected the engagement ring, whereas Prince William
selected Diana's £18,000 yellow gold
Cartier Tank Francaise watch. They eventually exchanged mementos.
[6] Prince William decided to give his longtime girlfriend,
Catherine Middleton, the engagement ring in October 2010.
[6] After the announcement of the engagement of the couple, the engagement ring has become popular selling copies of it.
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Middleton eventually had the engagement ring resized. It was a size H
ring. She asked Crown Jewellers G Collins and Sons to attach two
platinum studs to it to make it a size I ring. She did not want it to
fall from her finger on the day of the
royal wedding between her and Prince William.
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