Princess Diana's Asprey ring – US$98,000 Another high impact sparkler that made an appearance at Meghan and Prince Harry's wedding reception? Princess Diana's famous blue ring.
After the princess' death, most of her personal jewelry was inherited by her two sons Princes William and Harry, with pieces loaned to her during her lifetime being returned to Queen Elizabeth II, where they are most likely to have been inherited by King Charles in 2022.
A high price hike! Meghan Markle wears £157,000 worth of jewellery including Princess Diana's £17,800 Cartier watch and $495 necklace that 'protects peace' for outing the day after missing the Coronation.
It is said Meghan Markle now owns the impressive aquamarine ring, which adds to her collection of other jewellery gifted to her by Harry from Princess Diana's royal jewellery collection.
Meghan Markle's engagement ring was designed by Prince Harry himself. The three-stone ring boasts a cushion cut center diamond sourced from Botswana, which was a meaningful spot to the couple during their courtship.
After Diana's tragic death at the age of 36 in a 1997 Paris car crash, her jewelry was inherited by her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. The glittering pieces collected by Diana throughout her married life held enormous sentimental value to both the princess and the princes.
Princess Diana's Asprey ring – US$98,000
The huge emerald-cut aquamarine is set on a 24k yellow gold band and was fashioned by Asprey in 1996 from a stone gifted to Diana by her friend Lucia Flecha de Lima, according to British media.
Aquamarine Cocktail Ring
On Meghan's wedding day, she debuted two rings: a simple wedding band made of Welsh gold, and Princess Diana's Aquamarine ring. After the ceremony, Meghan changed to head to her reception at Frogmore House (top) and was first photographed wearing the colorful piece of jewelry.
Following Diana's death in August 1997, the sapphire ring was inherited by her son Prince Harry, who eventually offered it to his older brother Prince William before he proposed to Kate Middleton with it in 2010.
She famously wore the emerald ring for a birthday appearance at the Tate Gallery in July 1997. She also often wore no rings at all during that final year of her life. What is this? More than two decades later, the aquamarine ring reappeared on Prince Harry's wife, Meghan Markle.
Perhaps the most famous piece of jewelry Kate inherited from Princess Diana is this sapphire engagement ring. The ring was created by British jeweler Garrard and chosen by Prince Charles for his proposal to Diana in 1981.
Meghan Markle has five known jewels from Diana's collection, including the Princess' aquamarine ring which she wore at her wedding reception. The huge light blue and diamond ring is set on a white and yellow gold band which is worth a large sum of money.
Diana's 12-carat oval sapphire ring, which is set in 18 carats of white gold and surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds, was gifted to Kate by William during his proposal in 2010.
'” According to Burrell, Harry wanted the ring because it represented a fond memory from his childhood. After Harry received the iconic jewel, Burrell remembers that William was happy for his brother because he's “not materialistic, so he didn't look for the flashiest jewel in mummy's collection."
The crown jeweler created the necklace (and a matching set of earrings, which weren't finished at the time) based on designs by Princess Diana herself. After she wore the necklace, it was returned to Garrard so they could finish the earrings—but unfortunately, they were not completed before her tragic death.
Queen Elizabeth famously gifted various stunning pieces to Princess Kate, Queen Consort Camilla, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, the late Princess Diana, and at least one piece to Duchess Meghan.
Despite her divorce from Prince Charles, Diana never stopped wearing her engagement ring. Upon her death in 1997, it was placed in the care of the royal family, where it remained until it landed on Kate Middleton's, now the Duchess of Cambridge, finger in 2010, when Prince William proposed.
The Spencer Tiara is now set to be inherited by Princess Charlotte." It comes as Charlotte prepares to step into the spotlight alongside her two brothers at the coronation of their grandfather King Charles.
As for why the Queen left Meghan out of her inheritance, Radar Online's source speculated that it could be due to either “practicality” or Harry and Meghan's drama with the British royal family in the years leading up to the Queen's death.
According to The Sun, Meghan had originally wanted to wear the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara, also known as the Russian emerald headdress—but was told by the Queen that it would not be appropriate for her to wear that particular crown.
The piece is valued at $90,000, and Diana previously paired it with a matching aquamarine and pearl bracelet.
Part of the property that fell into William and Harry's possession after their mother's death was her wedding dress. The David and Elizabeth Emanuel-designed gown, whose 25-foot-long train remains the longest in British royal wedding history, was passed down to the princes as part of her will.
Eleven-strand pearl choker
Made out of "900 pearls paired with columns of diamonds and rubies", this eleven-strand choker was one of Diana's favourite pieces, which she often wore at theatre and film premiers.
Princess Kate has worn Princess Diana's diamond and pearl South Sea Pearl Earrings before, including at the most recent Remembrance Sunday service. Diana often reached for the sparkling set for formal events through the 1990s, though Vogue reports that Kate tweaked the pair (which she's worn before).
Radar Online reported in September 2022 that was Kate was expected to inherit $110 million in jewelry from the Queen after her death. The collection includes 300 personal pieces of jewelry that belonged just to the Queen and not the Crown.