In , Prince Albert gifted his wife Princess Victoria with a blue sapphire brooch. Sound familiar? Its similarities with the ring Princess Diana ultimately chose was reportedly the reason Prince Charles had included it in his engagement offerings to her, as we see in The Crown. Or so The Crown suggests. The look is recreated in The Crown , right down to its scalloped edge. Later, when she officially became the Princess of Wales, she would often attend events wearing gowns in the same deep blue of her famous ring.
She also loved pairing her looks with her pearl and blue sapphire choker, which was originally a brooch that Lady Elizabeth had given her. Even more boldly, she used to wear electrifying blue eyeliner — to bring out her eyes, of course. Most divorcees tend to take off their wedding rings upon separation, but Diana firmly kept her blue gem on her hand. It was just one of the many ways that she bucked conventions, much to the dismay of the royal family.
Meghan Markle's engagement ring from Prince Harry similarly features stones from Princess Diana's jewelry collection. The Duchess of Sussex was also gifted Diana's famous emerald-cut Aquamarine ring from her new husband on their wedding day. And it seems that those royal jewelers have learned their lesson. Unlike Princess Di's engagement ring that could've been publicly purchased, Cleave and Company, the designers behind Meghan Markle's engagement ring, announced that no replicas would be made soon after Prince Harry proposed.
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Legend has it Princess Di was actually attracted to the vibrant sapphire ring for purely sentimental reasons. An alternate theory suggests that loved the deep blue hue of the sapphire because it matched the color of her eyes," Kwiat says. It may have been a non-traditional choice initially, but the iconic sparkler is now synonymous with the British royal family. The late princess continued to wear the now famous engagement ring even after she and Prince Charles divorced in After her death, Prince Harry inherited it and gifted it to Prince William.
As if the ring wasn't already steeped in enough history and intrigue, it began a new royal chapter when Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with it in Main Menu.
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