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.
Harry allegedly requested the engagement ring because "'that's the ring I remember from my childhood. '" On what happened next, Burrell said the brothers must have struck a deal. "Harry obviously gave up his treasure to his brother so that it could be on the ring finger of his wife who would one day be Queen."
The ring reportedly was found in the wreckage of the Mercedes and given to Diana's sisters when they came to Paris to accompany her body back to England.
Diana continued to wear the ring even after her divorce from Prince Charles. When Prince William proposed to Catherine Middleton in the autumn of 2010 in Kenya, he gave her the 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. Prince Harry gave this to his wife Meghan as her 'something blue' to be worn on her wedding day.
Since then the duchess has sported a number of pieces that previously belonged to Diana, including a dazzling aquamarine ring by Asprey that she wore for her wedding reception and, more recently, to receive the Ripple of Hope Award, presented by the Robert F.
Meghan has been seen wearing several pieces that once belonged to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana. From her spellbinding engagement ring, to diamond sets and vintage watches, several of the former Princess of Wales' jewels have been gifted to Meghan by her husband, 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.
The Princess of Wales never had to get her heirloom sapphire engagement ring resized because she and her late mother-in-law have the exact same ring size.
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.
He left his then-fiancée for Diana.
Dodi was actually engaged to a model named Kelly Fisher in 1997, but he broke things off to be with Diana. Kelly wasn't too happy about this and actually sued Dodi for leaving her. She was represented by famous feminist lawyer Gloria Allred, per The Independent.
Except for the Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara that Queen Elizabeth gave her as a wedding present, Princess Diana got to keep all the jewellery she received on her wedding - even her engagement ring.
She was conscious of was her height - 5 foot 10. 'She used to keep her head down when talking to people to not make them feel uncomfortable and to talk to them at their own level.
Princess Diana's sapphire and diamond engagement ring cost £47,000, or $65,000 back then. Today, the estimated worth of Princess Diana's engagement ring is £300,000 or around $413,000.
The sapphire cluster was one of Diana's personally-owned pieces of jewelry, so it was almost certainly inherited by her sons after her death in 1997.
Further adding how Prince William didn't have to alter the band of the ring when he proposed with it back in 2010. Interestingly, given that Kate never met Diana, she revealed that the blue sapphire remains her most cherished possessions.
So what did Kate Middleton inherit from Queen Elizabeth? Radar Online reported in September 2022 that Kate was expected to inherit $110 million in jewelry from the Queen's personal jewelry collection, which includes 300 pieces that belonged specifically to the Queen and not the Crown.
When the former Princess of Wales died, her royal jewels, including tiaras, necklaces, and brooches, were returned to Her Late Majesty The Queen. The late Queen was free to do whatever she liked with the jewels, and reportedly decided to give some pieces to Camilla.
If tradition prevails, most of the Queen's personal jewels will be passed on to King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Out of all Queen Elizabeth's selection of dazzlers, Meghan Markle chose Queen Mary's diamond bandeau tiara. The Duchess of Sussex had all the freedom to borrow the Spencer Tiara, but she, reportedly, didn't want to get the amount of attention it would have received.
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.
Lilibet could inherit one day 410,000 pounds worth of jewellery which would include Meghan Markle's 150,000 pounds Cartier bracelet that she wore on her wedding day to Prince Harry. The bracelet has 104 brilliant cut diamonds and 52 baguette cut diamonds.
It's no secret Diana was a fan of pearls, and this 11-strand choker is one of her most enviable pieces of pearl jewelry. While she had many pearl chokers, this one, made with 900 pearls and columns of diamonds and rubies, was a favorite of hers to wear to film premieres and nights at the theater.
Following her engagement to Prince Charles (now King Charles III) in 1981, Princess Diana's sapphire ring has influenced couples and inspired jewelry trends for decades—and now, it lives on through her daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, who was gifted the gemstone by Prince William when he proposed in 2010.
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.