Princess Diana's Aquamarine Ring - Meghan's Mirror (2024)

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Aquamarine co*cktail Ring

On Meghan's wedding day, she debuted two rings: a simple wedding band made of Welsh gold, and Princess Diana's Aquamarine ring. After the ceremony, Meghan changed to head to her reception at Frogmore House and was first photographed wearing the colorful piece of jewelry.

Description. We were all emotional when we saw Meghan Markle, The duch*ess of Sussex, leaving for her evening reception with a certain blue ring on her finger – Princess Diana's Aquamarine ring, a gift from Prince Harry from his mother's personal collection.

It is not the first time that the duch*ess has worn the emerald-cut ring, which was commissioned by Diana from British jewelry brand Asprey in the 1990s and is estimated to be worth a staggering $90,000.

The estimated value of Princess Diana's aquamarine ring is around $90,000.

Meagan never owned 'Diana's diamond ring', whatever that is. She was given some jewellery Harry inherited from his mother, but when it changed hands it became Meghan's, not Diana's. The pieces did not inclus=de a diamond ring.

After the princess' death, most of her personal jewelry was inherited by her two sons Princes William and Harry, with pieces loaned to her during her lifetime being returned to Queen Elizabeth II, where they are most likely to have been inherited by King Charles in 2022.

Per the 2007 inquest into Diana's death, a ring bearing the inscription “dis-moi oui” (“tell me yes”) was recovered from Fayed's Parisian flat after his death, as well as a receipt, which listed the purchase of a £11,600 (US$14,450) bague de fiançaille (engagement ring) on August 30, 1997, The Guardian reports.

Diana was wearing a ring given to her by Dodi Fayed when she died. It was a £3,000 Bulgari yellow gold band with diamonds. The diamond band set in yellow gold was not an engagement ring and was worn on the fourth finger of her right hand, where her butler Paul Burrell advised her to wear it.

The Princess of Wales Catherine never changed Lady Diana's Engagement Ring. Catherine had to get two Small Ball put inside the Engagement Ring.

As well as Meghan's engagement ring and her wedding band, which was made from Welsh gold and gifted by the late Queen Elizabeth II, the duch*ess also wears an eternity ring which she received on her first wedding anniversary from Harry.

Did Meghan Markle want Diana's engagement ring? ›

She never owned 'Diana's ring'. The ring in question was apparently her engagement ring but that belongs to Meghan, and was never Diana's. Harry gave it to her, and an aquamarine dress ring he inherited from his mother but these became Meghan's property.

Prince Harry designed a custom three-stone engagement ring for Meghan Markle, set with a stunning cushion cut center, flanked by round diamonds.

One of the last major additions to that grouping of jewels was a gorgeous co*cktail ring featuring an emerald-cut aquamarine with diamond accents on the band. The ring, a gift from Lucia Flecha de Lima, was made by Asprey, and it arrived in Diana's jewelry box around 1996.

The blue sapphire was Diana's favorite gemstone, and she was known to wear a lot of blue to complement her blue eyes. Princess Diana wearing sapphire earrings and a necklace.

Prince Harry Inherited Diana's Ring

While Diana's iconic engagement ring ended up on the duch*ess of Cambridge's finger, it was given to Prince Harry after his mother passed away. But Harry is said to have offered it to Prince William when he was planning to propose to Kate.

Following Princess Diana's death in 1997, Prince William and Prince Harry inherited her jewelry collection. In 2010, William used his mother's 12-carat ring to propose to Kate while on vacation in Africa.

Meghan Markle's engagement ring is a three-stone engagement ring with a Cushion center diamond and two Round side stones belonging to his late mother Diana's collection. The original band is a yellow gold band.