The mother-of-three usually wears three rings on her left hand – alongside her wedding band, she also rocks a sizeable engagement ring which originally belonged to William's late mother, Princess Diana, and a white gold eternity band that was thought to be a generous gift from her husband following the birth of Prince ...
Kate typically removes her engagement ring whenever she is taking part in physical activities and sports or when there is a greater risk that the ring could become damaged or lost. It is likely this was her reason for ditching the ring this week.
The ring—a 12-carat blue sapphire engagement ring surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds—is a piece that Kate reportedly adores and has since the moment Prince William proposed to her in Kenya in 2010.
READ MORE. While it may seem unusual that William opted not to have a wedding ring, it is thought he made the decision for practical reasons. A Palace insider told the Mirror at the time: “He's not one for jewellery. He's never worn any.
They said: "The third ring she wears is an eternity ring. Eternity rings are often used to mark special milestones in a relationship - in this case, it was a gift from her husband to mark the birth of their first child, Prince George.
Etiquette expert Myka Meier revealed that Kate holds her bags in her left hand so she can keep her right hand free to greet and shake hands with guests at the many public functions she attends as a royal. And Kate isn't the only royal to do this.
The sapphire and diamond engagement ring
Arguably the most famous piece in Kate's jewelry collection is her sapphire and diamond engagement ring, which previously belonged to Princess Diana.
Royal men have traditionally chosen not to wear a wedding ring. While this is more preference than protocol, Prince Philip, Andrew and William all chose to opt out of having a ring. Prince Charles stacks his wedding ring to Camilla on top of his signet ring on his pinkie finger, rather than the ring finger.
In the fall of 2020, Kate debuted a new pendant necklace, which appeared to use precious stones from Princess Diana's famed Saudi suite of sapphires—a gift from the Saudi royal family to the late Princess of Wales on the occasion of her wedding, featuring sapphires and diamonds designed to match her Garrard enagement ...
Many royal men don't wear wedding bands at all. One of the many royal traditions (opens in new tab) Prince Harry has broken over the years has to do with his wedding ring. While royal wedding rings are traditionally made of Welsh gold, Harry opted for a modern, platinum ring with a brushed texture finished instead.
The duchess selected a symbolic piece of jewelry from her late mother-in-law's jewelry collection to wear during her and Harry's televised, no-holds-barred interview with Oprah in 2021. It was a diamond bracelet and, reportedly, the same one from which the couple selected stones to create Meghan's engagement ring.
The Duchess of Cambridge is a lucky lady for many reasons. One being that she is now the owner of Princess Diana's most famous jewel. Originally created by British jeweller Garrard, Prince Charles chose this grand sapphire ring for his proposal to Diana in February 1981.
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.
The Princess of Wales
Shocked? Don't be. We're not about to tell you Kate has a constellation of stars up her spine, but she has been partial to semi-permanent inking.
But whenever the two were in the same residence, such as when they both moved into Windsor Castle during the coronavirus pandemic, they were known to have separate bedrooms, in keeping with an old aristocratic custom.
A St James's aide explained in 2011, "It was something the couple discussed, but Prince William isn't one for jewellery - he doesn't even wear a signet ring - and decided he didn't want to. "It really is just down to personal preference."
Most of her possessions were given to her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, and her close family also inherited certain items. However, in a surprising move, Camilla Parker Bowles has also been seen in some of the jewelry items that were once worn by the Princess.
In Spencer, Diana is horrified (though seemingly unsurprised) to discover her husband gave her the same pearl necklace he gave to his then-mistress, Camilla Parker-Bowles. There's no evidence to suggest this gift-giving snafu ever happened (or that she ate them at the dinner table).
Following her wedding to Prince William, Prince Charles gifted the duchess a set of matching yellow and white gold pieces consisting of a ring, a bracelet and a pair of drop earrings she has since worn on multiple occasions.
P rince Charles has finally removed the gold wedding band given to him by Princess Diana when they married 23 years ago. The Prince was photographed for the first time without the ring - which he continued to wear on his signet-ring finger after Diana died - at an official engagement in Dunedin, New Zealand.
The Sussexes' son was born on May 6, and the Trooping of the Colour was one of the first times Meghan had been seen in public since giving birth. Since she hadn't been wearing any rings during her pregnancy, it made sense her fingers had swollen and therefore she needed a new ring.
For decades, he has worn a gold signet ring on the little finger of his left hand. The ring, which is very close to the King's heart, is engraved with the symbol of the Prince of Wales — a title held by Charles for 64 years, and now used by his son Prince William.
The “lion's share” of Queen's extensive jewelry collection, according to The Daily Express, will be given to Kate, the new Princess of Wales, but, according to the outlet, Camilla will get first dibs. “The late monarch owned an extraordinary collection of jewelry worth billions of pounds,” The Express reports.
READ MORE. "Queen Camilla's engagement ring is said to have come straight from the Queen Mother's collection. "It features a five-carat emerald cut diamond with additional baguette-cut diamonds acting as side stones.” Claire also told Express.co.uk which other royal ring the Queen Consort's jewel is most similar to.
Queen Consort Camilla was given a beautiful art deco ring by King Charles III and it features a five-carat emerald-cut diamond in the centre, with three diamond baguettes on each side. It once belonged to the Queen Mother, Charles' grandmother, and it has a value of £100,000.