Prince William and Kate Middleton have now been happily married for 10 years, and the Duchess of Cambridge proudly wears Princess Diana’s former engagement ring, but did you know that she changed it when William first proposed?

Collins and Sons taking on the delicate task of resizing the royal ring. Instead of resoldering the band, the jeweler decided to add small platinum beads inside so the 18-karat-gold ring would better fit.

Kate Middleton wearing her engagement ring, which once belonged to Princess Diana. Princess Diana in her 12-carat Ceylon sapphire engagement ring.

During her lifetime, Diana possessed a set of aquamarine jewels, including an emerald cut Aquamarine stunner, which she first wore at the 1997 auction of her clothes at Christie’s. She wore it with the eternity ring she had worn often as a teenager which was originally from the Spencer family collection.

One of the most well-known pieces that was passed down from one royal to another is Princess Diana’s blue sapphire engagement ring, which now belongs to Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton. Both Middleton and Meghan Markle inherited jewelry from Princess Diana’s collection when they married into the royal family.

Princess Diana picked out her own sapphire engagement ring from a Garrard catalogue. The sapphire stone was surrounded by 14 diamonds. It cost about $36,000 (28,500) in 1981, but today it’s priceless.

Diana opted for a 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire surrounded with 14 solitaire diamonds in a marguerite design, and set in 18-karat white gold. Some say she chose it because it was the biggest, others that it was because it matched her eyes or reminded her of her mother’s engagement ring.

Though they never met, Princess Diana and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, have more in common than simply marrying into the Windsor family. Like her late mother-in-law before her, Kate has influential taste, setting the tone for stately dressing worldwide.

After Prince William popped the question and presented Kate with the dazzling sapphire from his late mother’s collection, they realised that the ring would need to be resized. It is reported that the Duchess had to have the special ring adjusted because it was a little too big.

It previously belonged to William’s mother, Princess Diana, who died an untimely death in a car crash in August 1997. Prince William said at the time of his engagement that giving the ring to Catherine was his way of making sure his mother didn’t miss out on his wedding day.

Kate loves to mix high and low and that extends to her pendant necklaces, which range from her Asprey diamond Button necklace and this custom Daniella Draper pendant that she wore to the Wimbledon tennis match to more affordable pieces like a lapis lazuli pendant from British brand Astley Clarke.

Neither Diana or Kate were princesses at birth Diana married into the royal family, and did receive a title from Queen Elizabeth, but it wasn’t Princess Diana. … Instead, it was the public that bestowed the title Princess Diana upon her and it stuck. Even Kate’s official royal name is not just the Duchess of Cambridge.

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.

Camilla Parker Bowles Loses Her Mind: Wears Princess Diana’s Jewelry! … The emerald and diamond necklace said to have been gifted to Princess Diana by the Queen was returned to the Royal vault after her death. But recently, in 2016, Camilla was spotted wearing the piece.

Harry gave up his mother’s engagement ring so William could propose to Middleton, Paul Burrell said. In a documentary, Princess Diana’s former butler said Harry originally inherited the sapphire ring. His one thing he kept from his mother, he gave to his brother, Burrell said.

On their wedding day, Prince Harry not only placed a wedding ring on Meghan’s finger, but he also gave Meghan the striking emerald-cut aquamarine cocktail ring that had once graced Diana’s elegant finger.

Meghan Markle wore Diana’s gold bangle at an event which was all about fashion in September 2019. The duchess launched her Smart Works collection wearing the bracelet which features two blue stones. Princess Diana wore the piece when she visited the Lord Gage Centre, in Newham, in 1990, the Daily Express reported.

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Who inherited Princess Diana’s jewellery? After her death Diana’s sons, Princes William and Harry, were left three quarters of her 21 million estate – with the other quarter going to her 17 godchildren. In a special letter of wishes, Diana explained that she was leaving her jewellery to her sons’ future wives.

How much is Kate’s engagement ring worth? In many ways, Kate’s engagement ring is priceless due to the history and meaning behind it. However, in more literal terms, the ring is believed to be worth around 300,000 – 400,000 today. Back in 1981, Charles is believed to have paid 28,000 for the ring.

Before the divorce, Kanye West gifted her a 20 carat emerald-cut diamond ring. It is reported that Kim Kardashian diamond ring cost around $8 million.

The Princess of Wales chose it for two specific reasons Netflix series The Crown reenacted the day that Diana was taken to select a diamond by her husband-to-be Prince Charles’ mother, the Queen, and apparently it was because it reminded her of her mother’s engagement ring, and also matched her eyes.

Just over 50 years on from Elizabeth and Philip’s engagement, Sophie Rhys-Jones & Prince Edward tied the knot. But this was no customary ring the 2.05 carat, white gold engagement ring is thought to be the most expensive royal engagement ring ever purchased, with an estimated value of 105,000.

However, they didn’t get her rings; the diamond ring was loaned to the boutique when it first opened the Princess Grace room, but has since been replaced by a replica. The real rings both now remain in the collection of the House of Grimaldi.

So even though Prince Charles is a descendant of many years of royalty, Diana, Princess of Wales had more English royal blood in her veins than that of her husband or the Queen.

Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. … Diana, Princess of Wales.

Duchess Kate will be named Queen Consort when her husband, Prince William, ascends to the throne after his father, Prince Charles, who is first in the line of succession.

The tiara is currently safe in the possession of Diana’s younger brother, Charles Spencer, who lives at the family’s home in Althorp. According to GoodToKnow, a source told the publication: William is close with his uncle and has asked if his mother’s namesake tiara can be given to Charlotte someday.

The Duchess of Sussex was presented with a beautiful gold trilogy engagement ring when Prince Harry proposed in November 2017, but just over 18 months later Meghan revealed a significant change to the ring, having replaced the yellow gold band with a delicate diamond-studded band.

In addition to the new ring, her traditional three stone diamond engagement ring has been transformed to include more sparkle, having swapped the traditional Welsh gold band for a thinner diamond-studded micropav band, giving the three diamonds an even bigger feel.