Princess Diana's engagement ring story

A romantic story of the legendary sapphire ring

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One of the most famous engagement rings - sapphire surrounded by diamonds - belonged to Princess Diana. In February 1981, Prince Charles invited Diana Spencer to Windsor Castle. The bride was not the only guest; at the invitation of the prince, jewelers from Garrard arrived at the castle. After the dinner party, Princess Diana had a difficult choice - she had to choose the same ring from an incredible amount of the best jewelry houses. The girl chose a ring of 18 carat gold, decorated with 14 diamonds and an oval shaped sapphire. Despite the unusual beauty of the product, the choice of the princess surprised many. There was talk that the choice of the bride is too simple and commoners can wear such a ring, not members of the royal family. Sapphire was the favorite stone of the Duchess of Cambridge, she had a special love for this ring. Even an unhappy marriage could not force her to remove the ring. But the divorce with Prince Charles in 1996 obliged Princess Diana to return a number of jewelry presented to her during the marriage. Among them was the ring mentioned.

After the tragic death of Princess Diana, her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, were allowed to choose one piece of jewelry from the jewelry collection in memory of their mother. It is noteworthy that William chose the Cartier gold watch, which his father gave then his bride Diana Spencer for his 20th birthday, and Harry decided to keep that same sapphire ring. After 9 years of relations between Prince William and Kate Middleton, the girl finally waited for the royal marriage proposal. Prince Harry considered it necessary to give the ring to his older brother. He said that this would allow him to feel the presence of his mother at the wedding.