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'Sapphire commoners': why the famous ring of Princess Diana angered the royal family

'16.04.2021'

Source: Woman.ru

Lady Dee's engagement ring is considered one of the most famous jewelry in the world. Kate Middleton does not miss an opportunity to demonstrate her favorite jewel, fans order copies of this product. However, it turns out that not everyone in the palace was delighted with the gift of Prince Charles.

Prince Charles and Diana Spencer announced their engagement in February 1981, and hundreds of looks were riveted to the graceful hand of the 19-year-old bride, the eldest son of Elizabeth II. Lady Dee’s ring finger was flaunted with a large Ceylon sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds. Woman.ru.

Of course, everyone was wondering why the prince chose this particular jewelry. The story turned out to be prosaic: Charles did not travel around cities and villages in search of the perfect gift and did not arrange lengthy negotiations with jewelers. Diana preferred the ring from the Garrard catalog. Any owner of the extra 28 thousand pounds (36,2 thousand dollars) could have gotten exactly the same.

The royal family was rumored to not be happy when Diana’s ring appeared on dozens of photographs. Firstly, in the center of the jewelry, a diamond shining no more traditional for royal people shone, but an 12 carat sapphire. Secondly, the product was considered "consumer goods" and cost indecently little by the standards of the Windsor. Outrageous!

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Ring on Diana’s hand at an engagement press conference. Photo: video frame YouTube / The Orchard On Demand

And even the story that jewelers were inspired by Queen Victoria's sapphire brooch when creating a ring did not save the situation. In addition to the tacit condemnation from the new eminent relatives, Diana also received a "gift" from the British media.

It’s hard to believe, but journalists called this elegant product “commoner sapphire”! There were a lot of rumors about the ring. When it again became the center of attention at the engagement of William and Kate Middleton, some fans of the royal family were horrified. They were firmly convinced that the decoration was cursed and Katherine would bring only misfortunes.

However, the Duchess of Cambridge does not seem to believe in superstition. And if Harry had met his chosen one a few years earlier, the sapphire would have shone on Meghan Markle's hand!

After Lady Dee's tragic death in 1997 in a car accident, her sons were allowed to take some of their mother's jewelry as souvenirs. Prince William chose Diana's gold watch from Cartier to be her 21st birthday gift. Harry preferred the same engagement ring that the "princess of human hearts" wore even after the divorce. However, watching the romance between Kate and William, Harry decided on a noble deed. He gave Diana's favorite jewelry to his elder brother so that he would make his bride happy with it.

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Ring on Kate's hand at an engagement press conference. Photo: video frame YouTube / The Royal Family Channel

"Wouldn’t it be appropriate if she received her mother’s ring? ”The royal expert Paul Barrell quotes the prince. However, it is unlikely that Megan greatly regretted that she did not get a magnificent sapphire, because Harry went to the choice of a ring for his beloved with all responsibility. Unlike Diana's jewelry, a gift for Markle was made to order, and the prince personally participated in the design.

Kate was fascinated by the Ceylon sapphire. She would have worn this wonderful product without taking off, but the ring was too big for her and slipped off her finger. Therefore, the specialists of the royal jewelry house G. Collins and Sons added two platinum inserts to the jewelry and quickly solved the problem.

Nowadays, hardly anyone decides to respond to this ring, which went down in history, with neglect. Its value over the past 30 years has grown several times, so the Duchess of Cambridge proudly wears about 250 thousand pounds (over 323 thousand dollars) on her ring finger.

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