The latePrincess Dianaonly had one engagement ring — andPrince Williampoignantly gave the diamond and sapphire sparkler toKate Middletonwhen he proposed in 2010, a lovely reminder that she was with them on their royal wedding day.
Lucia, who died last year at her home in Brazil at 76, “bought it to replace the engagement ring Diana no longer wanted to wear once her marriage ended,” veteran royals journalist Richard Kay (who was a friend of Diana’s) writes in theDaily Mail.
“The stone came from the same mine in de Lima’s native Brazil which has provided aquamarines for the Queen.”
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And according to Kay, she has the ring with her on the couple’s 16-day royal tour to Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand — so she may wear it in public in the coming days.
Meghan has already worna pair of butterfly earrings and a gold braceletthat also belonged to Diana on the first day of their tour in Sydney.
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William and Harry inherited their mother’s amazing jewelry collection and very little of it has since been seen in public. Now that they are married, and their wives are going to more formal events alongside their husbands, jewelry experts suggest that the public will see more.
source: people.com
