The People’s Princess and her Sapphire Ring
Brillante Jeweler offers amazing forever jewelry that celebrates the stories of love, relationship, and their connection to jewelry.
One such story is about Princess Diana’s engagement ring.
Twenty-six years after her untimely passing, Princess Diana is still warmly remembered as “the People’s Princess.” Lovingly charismatic, she endeared herself into the hearts and minds of people the world over. She honored the traditions of the royal family while blazing her own path, making her own mark on the monarchy that is still felt and remembered today.
Such was the case in the choosing of her engagement ring. Here’s the story:
Since 1735, royal family members would choose wedding rings and other precious jewelry from Garrard’s, the world’s oldest jewelry house. When Prince Charles proposed to Lady Diana, they did not want to choose a “stock” ring generally available to the public. They decided to reach back into royal family history and custom design a ring that would become as iconic as its future Princess.
The ring featured a twelve-carat oval Ceylon sapphire and was beautifully enthroned in 18-karat white gold and surrounded by fourteen solitaire diamonds. The inspiration behind this design was a broach given to Queen Victoria in 1840, commissioned by Prince Albert during their engagement. This symbol of profound love featured a large sapphire beautifully surrounded by twelve round diamonds, all set in gold. It is said that Queen Victoria loved the broach so much that she wore it on the front of her wedding gown as her “something blue.”
Stories like this one demonstrate the power and agelessness that is associated with a carefully designed piece of jewelry and the stories of love behind it. It is my passion to closely work with each of my clients to help design and own beautiful jewelry that becomes meaningful heirlooms. As I do, I treat each of them as royalty. It would be an honor to give you “royal” treatment in assisting with all your jewelry needs and dreams.
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