It’s a royal rock brigade! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement at Kensington Palace on Monday, November 27, and debuted Markle’s stunning ring to seal the deal, sending us all into Royal Wedding mania. And now, with their wedding fast-approaching at Windsor Palace on Saturday, May 19, we all have royal bling on the brain. And that means it’s time to take a gander at the truly spectacular royal engagement sparklers of the last century, including Markle’s future sister-in-law Kate Middleton‘s and Princess Diana‘s to Prince Harry’s cousin Princess Eugenie’s recently-received engagement stone that not so subtly references her mother’s engagement ring.
The Most Extravagant Royal Engagement Rings in History
It’s a royal rock brigade! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement at Kensington Palace on Monday, November 27, and debuted Markle’s stunning ring to seal the deal, sending us all into Royal Wedding mania. And now, with their wedding fast-approaching at Windsor Palace on Saturday, May 19, we all have royal bling on the brain. And that means it's time to take a gander at the truly spectacular royal engagement sparklers of the last century, including Markle’s future sister-in-law Kate Middleton's and Princess Diana's to Prince Harry's cousin Princess Eugenie's recently-received engagement stone that not so subtly references her mother's engagement ring.
It’s a royal rock brigade! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement at Kensington Palace on Monday, November 27, and debuted Markle’s stunning ring to seal the deal, sending us all into Royal Wedding mania. And now, with their wedding fast-approaching at Windsor Palace on Saturday, May 19, we all have royal bling on the brain. And that means it's time to take a gander at the truly spectacular royal engagement sparklers of the last century, including Markle’s future sister-in-law Kate Middleton's and Princess Diana's to Prince Harry's cousin Princess Eugenie's recently-received engagement stone that not so subtly references her mother's engagement ring.
Princess Grace, otherwise known as Grace Kelly, received two engagement rings from Prince Ranier III of Monaco. The first was a Cartier eternity band of rubies and diamonds and the second (pictured) was a 10.5-carat emerald cut Cartier diamond ring flanked by two baguettes.
Markle received a diamond ring by Cleave and Company, which Prince Harry designed himself. The stunning ring has two diamonds from the Princess of Wales’ jewelry collection and the diamond at the center was sourced in Botswana.
Look familiar? Princess Eugenie announced her engagement to longtime beau Jack Brooksbank in January 2018 and showed off a seriously sentimental sparkler in their official engagement portrait. The bride-to-be's pink sapphire stone that is surrounded by diamonds happens to be a similar cut and color to the ruby that her mother, Duchess Fergie, received from her father Prince Andrew, when they got engaged in 1986. The sweetest part — Eugenie's bauble nods to her mother, but her Mother's ring was reportedly picked because it matched her signature red hair.
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