Meghan Markle married Prince Harry at Windsor Castle in 2018. Just months before, the couple posed for engagement pictures where the Duchess of Sussex showed off her diamond engagement ring.
Not only was the ring stunning to look at, it had a very special meaning to the couple.
Designed by Prince Harry, it featured a stone from Botswana, where the couple reportedly had their first holiday together.
It also included diamonds that once belonged to his mother Princess Diana, Eddie LeVian, CEO of jeweller Le Vian, explained.
Speaking to Express.co.uk: “Meghan’s ring is arguably the most famous contemporary engagement ring in the world.
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“Prince Harry chose a trilogy engagement ring for Meghan, with a centre stone from Botswana and two diamonds on either side which came from his late mother Princess Diana’s jewellery collection.”
The couple married on May 19, 2018 and Meghan was given a wedding band made from Welsh gold, in line with royal tradition.
While Meghan’s rings were stunning, some royal fans noticed her engagement ring got an upgrade around one year into their marriage.
The jewel had been redesigned with even more diamonds as the gold band was replaced with a thinner micropavé one.
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The reason behind the change of ring was not known at the time, however more details have now been published in the royal biography Finding Freedom.
In the book, royal experts and co-authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand explained that Harry gifted Meghan with an eternity ring to celebrate their anniversary.
It said: “On May 19, 2019, Harry also surprised his wife of one year with the gift of a ring that he had created with jeweller-to-the-stars Lorraine Schwartz, a favourite of Meghan’s.
“The conflict-free diamond eternity band paid homage to the family of three with Meghan’s, Archie’s and Harry’s birthstones (peridot, emerald, and sapphire, respectively) on the underside of the ring.”
“Harry created a new jewel with a beautiful sense of history,” he said.
“The trilogy ring, otherwise known as a three stone ring, is designed to be classic, timeless and symbolic of the past, present and future within an engagement ring.
“By incorporating something from his mother, Harry not only captured part of his past to celebrate his present but also to pass part of his history to the future.”