Yes, it's beautiful, and yes, the couple looks incredible, but there's one question many observers have been secretly wondering: just how much is Princess Diana's aquamarine ring worth? The most notable? The aquamarine bauble Markle wore as Prince Harry drove them to their evening reception. The ring she chose-which of course now belongs to her daughter in law, Kate Middleton-from the Asprey catalogue was a stock item, not a bespoke piece, which meant that it could also be available to anyone else who might have $60,000 to spare.Royal wedding mania is still going strong, with the world poring over every minute detail of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's ceremony - particularly all the ways the big day paid tribute to his mother. So how did Princess Diana’s ring actually break from what seems like a longstanding tradition? And why did her choice allegedly ignite royal criticism?īy all accounts it was the modern ease of her selection. Princess Alexandra of Kent’s ring? Yes, sapphire. Anne chose another sapphire, a cabochon cut, for her second marriage in 1986. And Princess Anne, too, wore the precious blue stone when she announced her engagement to Mark Phillips in 1973. When Lady Elizabeth-better known to us as the Queen Mother-said 'yes' to the Duke of York (later King George VI) in 1923, the agreement was sealed with an oval shaped sapphire. To be fair, sapphires-long a stone of kings and a symbol of devotion and integrity-have always been a royal engagement ring stone of choice. The Duchess of Cambridge wears the 12-carat oval sapphire engagement ring, surrounded by 14 diamonds, that belonged to Prince William’s late mother, Princess Diana.

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