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 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.
Diana chose her sapphire engagement ring from Garrard in 1981. Encircled by a halo of diamonds set in 18 carat white gold, the deep, intense blue of the 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire is magnificent, enhanced by its exceptional lustre.
Mr Burrell claims to have been handed the ring - a £3,000 Bulgari yellow gold band with diamonds - in the Paris hospital room where Diana's body was taken to be prepared for its return to Britain. He says he recognised the ring as being the one Diana had told him about two days before her death in a phone call.
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.
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 ...
The Duchess of Sussex wore Princess Diana's gold Cartier watch, which was inherited by Prince Harry after his mother's death, at an event in Germany.
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.
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.
Arguably the most famous piece in Kate's jewellery collection is her sapphire and diamond engagement ring, which previously belonged to Princess Diana.
"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, the ring is estimated to be worth about £300,000, or nearly $400,000.
"Looking at images of the huge stone, it looks as though it's around 70 carats, maybe even more." Based on the jewellery expert's estimates, Diana's legacy and the size of the stone could mean the necklace is worth a nine-figure sum. Mr Stone added: "With that in mind it could be worth up to £100,000,000 if sold today.
Features a Statement Sapphire Stone
The cost of this standout piece was £47,000 at the time of purchase. Today, the estimated worth of the ring is believed to be £300,000, or nearly $400,000!
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge married in 2011 in Westminster Abbey, and Kate is still seen wearing Princess Diana's former blue sapphire engagement ring.
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).
The tiara was inherited by Diana's father John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer in the mid seventies and, as such, remains in the Spencer family. But while Kate may not inherit the famous diadem, it seems it will one day be given to her daughter, Princess Charlotte.
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. "He decided he didn't want to wear one now.
According to a new report from The Sun, Will's younger brother, Prince Harry, was actually the person who inherited the iconic ring. Apparently, when Diana died in 1997, Harry was allowed to select his favorite piece from their mom's jewelry collection—and he selected the sapphire engagement ring.
"The tiara was most recently worn by Celia McCorquodale — niece of the 10th Earl Spencer Charles — at her wedding in the Spring of 2018. The Spencer Tiara is now set to be inherited by Princess Charlotte."
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.
Princess Diana's aquamarine ring, featuring a 13-carat aquamarine and diamonds and finished in 14kt white gold, was made by Asprey and worth thousands, of course.
Meghan Markle's engagement ring features three diamonds
Meghan's engagement ring boasts three stones, a style known as a trilogy ring. Three-stone rings typically represent a couple's past, present and future, with the largest stone symbolizing the present and the importance of being in the moment together.
It is one of the pieces sported by Meghan. The elegant timepiece was worn by Diana on a number of occasions, including a 1997 visit to London's Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple and an engagement at the British Lung Foundation that same year.
Did Prince Charles give the same pearls? One cause of discord between Diana and Charles in Larraín's film is the prince's decision to gift a stunning pearl necklace to his wife for Christmas. The problem: He gave an identical present to his longtime mistress Camilla Parker Bowles (Emma Darwall-Smith).
As VF has reported, Camilla has enjoyed watching previous seasons of The Crown and found them “entertaining,” according to a friend. Charles stopped viewing the last season before the end because it was “too close to the bone,” per the same source.