Kate Middleton's Engagement Ring Actually Belonged To Prince Harry

2023 Author: Henry Pass | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-27 21:12

Everyone who watches the fourth season of The Crown already knows the story of Princess Diana's legendary 12-carat blue Ceylon sapphire engagement ring from Garrard & Co, now adorning Kate Middleton's hand. It was not Charles who presented Lady Dee's bride with a luxurious jewelry, but Queen Elizabeth invited the future daughter-in-law to choose any option she liked from the then royal family jeweler William Summers. There is a version that Diana's choice fell on him, because it was “the biggest”.

After the tragic death of Diana in 1997, Princes William and Harry were allowed to choose several pieces from their mother's collection. Then the sapphire ring went to Prince Harry, who chose it for his future bride as a token of memory. But when William was about to propose to Kate Middleton, he fraternally yielded and gave him the ring. In the documentary The Story of Diana, the royal historian describes it this way: “Harry gave up his precious treasure. The only thing he had left of his deceased mother, he gave to his brother. This is a selfless and kind deed. Diana would have done the same.