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Here is why the royal family HATED Princess Diana’s engagement ring

The Ceylon sapphire was unpopular with the royal family.

By
Hannah Healy
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BBC

The Royal family apparently hated Princess Diana’s engagement ring – and here’s why.

The late princess’s ring is one of the most famous and recognisable engagement rings out there, especially now that her daughter-in-law Kate Middleton wears it.

The ring featured a 12-carat Ceylon sapphire design, complete with white gold band and 14 solitaire diamonds.

However, according to The Daily Mail even though the ring is now iconic to Diana, it was not exclusive to her, and it wasn’t bespoke either.

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According to the media outlet, as the “crown jeweller Garrard featured the piece in its catalogue,” the ring was available for anyone to buy, if they had £60.000 to splurge.

As a “commoner” could technically buy the very same ring, this was allegedly looked down upon by members of the royal family.

According to multiple reports, Princess Diana selected the ring herself making it even more special.
Sadly the ring only had more significance since Diana tragically passed away in 1997 and is now estimated to be worth nearly half a million pounds.

Lady Diana Spencer on getting engaged to Prince Charles in February 1981 selected her engagement ring that consisted of 14 solitaire diamonds surrounding a 12-carat oval blue Ceylon sapphire set in 18-karat white gold. At the time, Diana’s choice caused a scandal. Some people criticised her for picking a pret-a-porter ring, instead of having one custom-made. Despite the initial criticism for her choice of ring, Princess Di quickly became known as a style icon. Consequently, the “commoner’s sapphire” became the world’s most desirable engagement ring style. This sapphire ring has deep personal meaning for Prince William. His wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, now wears it as her engagement ring. But it previously belonged to William’s mother, Princess Diana, who died an untimely death in August 1997. Prince William said that giving the ring to Catherine was his way of making sure his mother didn’t miss out on his wedding day. @buckinghampalaceshop @princessdiana_cambridgesfan @katemiddleton_kurdistan @yourroyals @buckinghamroyal #kahaniteller #princessdiana #princessdianaofwales #princessdianaring #katemiddleton #katemiddletonofcambridge #katemiddletonring #duchessofcambridge #princessofwales #saphhire #diamondring #royalty #royals #royalpalace #bukinghampalace #edinburgh #etiquette #yourroyals #india

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