The piece is valued at $90,000, and Diana previously paired it with a matching aquamarine and pearl bracelet.
Meghan Markle wears late Princess Diana's $90,000 aquamarine ring.
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.
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.
Princess Diana's Sapphire Ring Design and Cost
"The sapphire is a royal blue color of Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) origin. It cost £47,000 (or $60,000) at the time it was purchased." Today, Princess Diana's engagement ring is estimated to be worth $400,000.
Diana was first spotted wearing both the ring and matching bracelet during a trip to Sydney in 1996. Then in 1997 at a private auction of her dresses, she was photographed wearing the stunning ring on its own for the very last time. The aquamarine itself is estimated to be around 30 carats.
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.
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.
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 Gateshead Ring features three natural aquamarines with a total weight of around 2.12 carats. The ring's shoulders have three smaller gemstones on each side.
The yellow gold band has not one but three diamonds: a central rock of three carats from Botswana, where the couple had holidayed together, and two diamonds on either side from Princess Diana's collection. Markle showed off the ring at Kensington Palace when the pair announced their engagement in 2017.
The last time this stunning piece was seen in public was the Met Gala in 1996. The beautiful choker is now owned by Prince William and Prince Harry.
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.
It has also been said that she chose it, quite simply, because it was the biggest ('it's the most expensive,' Charles quips in the scene) and a style that was fashionable in 1980s high society (it went on to be widely imitated, Diana was and still is the ultimate influencer).
The Art Deco design exudes classic elegance with an emerald-cut diamond estimated to be around five carats and baguette-cut diamonds either side. It's reported to be worth around $254,527/£212,000.
The most expensive Aquamarine gemstone ever sold is the “Dom Pedro” Aquamarine, which is named after Brazil's first two emperors, Dom Pedro Primeiro and Dom Pedro Segundo.
'” 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."
When Prince William proposed to Kate in 2010, he presented her with his late mother's sapphire and diamond engagement ring. Princess Kate has been sporting the stunning jewelry on her finger ever since — and during a visit to Wales on Thursday, the royal revealed that she did not have to get the ring resized.
The Duchess of Cambridge wears the 12-carat oval sapphire engagement ring, surrounded by 14 diamonds, that belonged to Prince William's late mother, Princess Diana.
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.
While Kate inherited $110 million in jewelry from the Queen, that collection did not include the Spencer tiara, a diamond-encrusted crown inherited by William's late mother, Princess Diana, in the mid-1970s. Diana wore the tiara in her wedding to King Charles—then Prince Charles—in 1981.
In addition to her Will, Princess Diana wrote a “Letter of Wishes” that requested that all of her jewelry and three quarters of her personal belongings (“chattels”) be passed on to her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
It Was Picked from a Catalog
However, Prince Charles did not have a ring for Princess Diana at the time of proposal. So, she got to choose her own ring, and she decided to pick from a catalog. This stirred some controversy as it wasn't an heirloom or customized piece and wasn't exclusive to the royal family.
Kate Middleton made important adjustments to her engagement ring shortly before her wedding to Prince William in 2011. The Duchess of Cambridge altered the famous sapphire piece - which previously belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales - to avoid "a bride's worst nightmare."
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.