Inside Princess Kate’s engagement ring after Prince Harry’s furious claim | Royal | News

Prince Harry has denied claims that he swapped jewelry belonging to the late Princess Diana with his brother. Prince William so he could propose to Kate using Diana’s iconic sapphire engagement ring.

After the late Princess Diana’s tragic death in 1997, sons were said to have chosen personal items to remind them of their mother. Prince Harry choosing a sapphire engagement ring and Prince William He prefers the Cartier Tank Française watch.

It is believed that in 2010 the brothers exchanged belongings so William could use the ring to propose to Kate.

But the Duke of Sussex branded the claims “absolute nonsense” in his memoir Spare. Harry said William already had his mother’s ring when he proposed to Kate.

Harry writes: “The newspapers published glossy stories about the moment when I realized that Will and Kate got along very well, appreciated the depth of their love, and so decided to gift Willy the ring I had inherited from Mum, the legendary sapphire. “There was a tender moment between the siblings. moment, a bonding moment for all three of us, and absolute nonsense: none of that happened.”

As a backup, Prince Harry He also denied wanting the ring. She wrote: “I never gave that ring to Willy because it didn’t belong to me. He already had it. He wanted it after my mother died and I was only too happy to let it go.”

William eventually proposed to his long-term girlfriend Kate during a romantic getaway in Kenya in 2010; here the couple spent quality time at a lodge in the wildlife reserve.

The Garrard sapphire and diamond engagement ring was originally purchased by Charles for Diana for their engagement in 1981. Its reported cost was £28,000 and it is now worth over £300,000.

When presented with several options, Diana and Charles reportedly chose this ring together because it complemented their blue eyes.

The iconic ring is a 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire surrounded by 14 round diamonds and set in white gold. Sapphire is a traditional royal blue and is thought to be mined in South Africa. Laings.

The sapphire and diamond engagement ring was inspired by Queen Victoria’s 1840 sapphire brooch, which she wore as a ‘something blue’ on her wedding day.

Jeremy Hinds, Director of jewelery experts F Hinds, previously spoke to Express.co.uk about Princess Diana’s engagement ring.

The expert suggested that Diana’s choice of jewelry created a trend in engagement rings. “Although it caused controversy at the time, it inspired many women to choose sapphire engagement rings and jewelry, and this love increased even more when William gave Diana’s ring to Kate when he proposed to her in 2010.”

Kate isn’t the only living royal to receive a sapphire engagement ring after inheriting Diana’s ring.

Princess Eugenie wears a remarkable and “rare” oval-cut padparadscha sapphire and diamond ring, given to her by her current husband Jack Brooksbank.

The pink sapphire is “surrounded by a stylish halo of diamonds” and two more diamonds are set on the shoulders of the yellow gold band.