Her engagement ring consisted of 14 diamonds surrounding a 12 carat oval blue ceylon sapphire set in 18 karat white gold.
Kate middleton s blue sapphire engagement ring.
Consequently the commoner s sapphire became the world s most sough after engagement ring style for more than a decade.
Diana and charles became engaged in february 1981.
When news of kate middleton s royal engagement broke in 2010 the 12 carat sapphire ring that prince william whipped out of his backpack at the base of mt.
When william and catherine announced their engagement in 2010 sales of sapphire engagement rings went through the roof once more with jewellers all over the world frantically buying hoards of the blue gems to.
Almost everyone knows that kate middleton s engagement ring used to belong to prince william s mother princess diana but there s a lesser known story that s coming to light.
Kenya brought the world into a sapphire.
It was created by then crown jeweller garrard the design was inspired by queen victoria s sapphire and diamond cluster brooch a wedding present from prince albert in 1840 which victoria donned that day as her something.
Kate s famous ring was originally purchased by prince charles for his engagement to lady diana and contrary to conventions diana selected the ring herself at renowned jewellers garrard.