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    Re: Diana's engagement ring Archived Message

    Posted by Nellie on May 8, 2014, 12:04 am, in reply to "Re: Diana's engagement ring"


    I recall the story that Andrew designed Sarah's ring.



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    : I remember at that time,(1981), the media
    : made a fuss over Diana's ring because it
    : wasn't in the "mold" of what you
    : could say was the "normal"
    : engagement ring which was always a diamond,
    : however large or small. Here was a large
    : sapphire surrounded by diamonds and it was
    : unique for the time, but didn't start any
    : tradition.
    : Everything I've read has been the version
    : of the jeweler bringing a tray of various
    : rings and Diana chose the largest ring.
    : Sarah Ferguson's engagement ring was copied
    : after Diana's although a smaller ruby was
    : used instead of a sapphire.
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    : It is the emotional. Her jewels were not
    : out of the ordinary for a royal lady.
    : The lover's knot would be the exception.
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    : Maybe just me but I don't get the fuss over
    : Diana's jewels, really. I don't think they
    : were that memorable except for the Spencer
    : Tiara and Lovers Knot Tiara and those were
    : old pieces not even owned by her. As for the
    : engagement ring, It might be worth a bundle
    : but it's just a large sapphire with small
    : diamonds. The design is proved and tested.
    : Nothing special, again. And I understand the
    : emotional reasoning behind giving this ring
    : to Catherine but at the same time I can't
    : shake the thought that it is also a symbol
    : of a very ill matched marriage....
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    : I recall the earliet reports too which said
    : a tray of rings were brought for Diana to
    : choose.
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    : I believe that actually the jeweller brought
    : a
    : tray of rings for her to choose from and
    : this was the biggest - which having seen
    : (for real) it I can well believe!
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    : Different sources said it was now valued
    : from
    : half a million dollars to a million dollars.
    : Diana picked it out of a catalog and Charles
    : paid 28,000 pounds ($42,000) in 1981.
    : PJ
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    : If Diana had decided to sell her engagement
    : ring how much do you think it might have
    : sold for?
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