Lady Diana Spencer and Charles, Prince of Wales, got engaged in February 1981. Her engagement ring consisted of 14 solitaire diamonds that surrounded a 12 carat blue Ceylon rust that was covered with 18 carat white gold. It was created by the crown jewel of Garrard and cost, at the time, Ã, Â £ 28,000 (equivalent to Ã, Â £ 98,000 in 2016). Estimated value in 2014 is Ã, Â £ 300,000 (equivalent to Ã, Â £ 308,000 in 2016).
The selection of Diana's ring is unusual. It was not made special or unique and, at the time of his engagement with Charles, was featured in Garrard jewelery collections and available to anyone to buy. Some commentators say Diana chose it because it reminded her of her mother's engagement ring, while others said she chose it because of its large size. The ring is said to have a resemblance to the Queen Victoria's sapphire-and-diamond wedding brooch, chosen for her by Prince Albert. Nevertheless, he continued to use the ring even after his divorce from Prince Charles.
After Diana's death, Prince William and Harry choose a memento of their mother's treasures. Harry opted for the engagement ring, while William chose Diana's Frantiise Francaise Tank's £ 19,000 gold watch. They end up swapping mementos. When Prince William proposed to Catherine Middleton in the fall of 2010 in Kenya, he gave her the ring. William later said that giving the ring to his fiancée was "a way of ensuring my mother is not left today and excited." Middleton finally has a ring that is resized because of his weight down before the wedding. His fingers became H, he asked the Crown Jewelers G Collins and Sons to attach two platinum buttons to it to make it a size I.
After the engagement was announced, some people called the ring "Sapphire Commoner", a reference to the origin of the non-royal bride. Others consider the ring as a tragic symbol associated with Diana's failed marriage to the Prince of Wales and an early death in a Paris car crash.
Video Engagement ring of Lady Diana Spencer
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