Princess Diana's engagement ring

[Silent1CB]

When she died, the sapphire & diamond ring was left to her oldest son Prince William. The tabloids are reporting that he may be asking Kate Middleton to marry him today even though it hasn't happened yet. Along with all the wedding details, they are saying he will be giving Diana's ring to Kate. And they say she'll wear Diana's veil & tiara. I'm guessing, ALL of this is tabloid speculation actually.

I sort of hope they have that wrong for a few reasons. That ring is a piece of history. Not sure how I feel about it being worn daily. Maybe special royal occasions would be ok.

I like Kate & what I've read about her but feel she gets compared to Diana too much at times. Giving her the ring may make that connection stronger for some people. Are they hoping / looking for another People's Princess? That's a lot of stress to put on Kate or anyone for that matter who Will decides to marry. While they have slowly been grooming Kate, unlike the rush job they did on Diana, it still must be a lot to take in when you grew up not a blue-blood.

I think her own ring would be better.

What about you?

 

[Mermaid02]

When she died, the sapphire & diamond ring was left to her oldest son Prince William. The tabloids are reporting that he may be asking Kate Middleton to marry him today even though it hasn't happened yet. Along with all the wedding details, they are saying he will be giving Diana's ring to Kate. And they say she'll wear Diana's veil & tiara. I'm guessing, ALL of this is tabloid speculation actually.

I sort of hope they have that wrong for a few reasons. That ring is a piece of history. Not sure how I feel about it being worn daily. Maybe special royal occasions would be ok.

I like Kate & what I've read about her but feel she gets compared to Diana too much at times. Giving her the ring may make that connection stronger for some people. Are they hoping / looking for another People's Princess? That's a lot of stress to put on Kate or anyone for that matter who Will decides to marry. While they have slowly been grooming Kate, unlike the rush job they did on Diana, it still must be a lot to take in when you grew up not a blue-blood.

I think her own ring would be better.

What about you?

I guess since the ring was left to William and not a museum it's his choice. He may feel it's a way of honoring his Mum. I wouldn't be surprised if Kate did want her own ring though- Charles and Diana's marriage wasn't exactly a fairytale.

 

[Rora]

Personally, I'd want my own ring. For some reason I feel that Kate will in fact get her own ring. I guess we'll see! Congrats to them!

 

[jrmasm]

When she died, the sapphire & diamond ring was left to her oldest son Prince William. The tabloids are reporting that he may be asking Kate Middleton to marry him today even though it hasn't happened yet. Along with all the wedding details, they are saying he will be giving Diana's ring to Kate. And they say she'll wear Diana's veil & tiara. I'm guessing, ALL of this is tabloid speculation actually.

I sort of hope they have that wrong for a few reasons. That ring is a piece of history. Not sure how I feel about it being worn daily. Maybe special royal occasions would be ok.

I like Kate & what I've read about her but feel she gets compared to Diana too much at times. Giving her the ring may make that connection stronger for some people. Are they hoping / looking for another People's Princess? That's a lot of stress to put on Kate or anyone for that matter who Will decides to marry. While they have slowly been grooming Kate, unlike the rush job they did on Diana, it still must be a lot to take in when you grew up not a blue-blood.

I think her own ring would be better.

What about you?

I disagree with the bolded. The ring was left to William by Diana. It's his to do with as he wishes.

 

[NMAmy]

I disagree with the bolded. The ring was left to William by Diana. It's his to do with as he wishes.

Exactly. It was his mother's ring--she's not an historical figure to him.

 

[Tuffcookie]

That ring is gorgeous! I think it would be nice to see the ring actually being worn by someone, rather than in a museum somewhere. If I was Kate I would feel honored if William gave that ring to me as an engagement ring.

TC

 

[*BTMRR*]

I personally would not want to wear an engagement ring from a failed marriage.

ETA that sounded grumpy, so I'll add that if my fiance really wanted me to have that ring for sentimental reasons (especially if his mom had passed away) I'd accept it graciously.

 

[Kewz1]

I would want my own engagement ring regardless -- I prefer the more traditional look of just a diamond anyways.

So --- if it was me I would love to have it made into a pendant/necklace.

Kristen

 

[Jennasis]

I would want my own engagement ring regardless -- I prefer the more traditional look of just a diamond anyways.

So --- if it was me I would love to have it made into a pendant/necklace.

Kristen

In England, a Sapphire IS the traditional engagement stone, not a diamond. IIRC.

 

[SeaShelley]

I would want my own engagement ring regardless -- I prefer the more traditional look of just a diamond anyways.

So --- if it was me I would love to have it made into a pendant/necklace.

Kristen

I like this idea. Depending upon what Kate chooses for a gown style, the ring would be gorgeous as a pendant for her to wear on her wedding day.

 

[AKL_Megs]

I disagree with the bolded. The ring was left to William by Diana. It's his to do with as he wishes.

Exactly. It was his mother's ring--she's not an historical figure to him.

Exactly.

It's a tough call. Does she wear it out of respect for his wishes and to honor his mother, or does she get her own ring? She'll probably do as he wishes, he IS a Prince afterall!

 

[PaulaSB12]

I personally would not want to wear an engagement ring from a failed marriage.

ETA that sounded grumpy, so I'll add that if my fiance really wanted me to have that ring for sentimental reasons (especially if his mom had passed away) I'd accept it graciously.

that marriage was never going to work out well Charles asked Camilla to marry him but she said no and married another. They picked out a nice 19 year old virgin to use as a brood mare and treated her terribly.

 

[bumbershoot]

That ring is a piece of history.

It might be to the rest of the world, but to him, it was simply his mom's ring.

 

[Kit'smommy]

If William wants Kate to wear his mother's ring, I hope she likes it.

If she wants her own instead, I hope she gets it.

I don't really understand why anyone has so much interest wrapped up in what happens to someone else's engagement ring regardless of who they were.

If they get engaged I hope they are happy. They are such a cute couple.

 

[Silent1CB]

I would want my own engagement ring regardless -- I prefer the more traditional look of just a diamond anyways.

So --- if it was me I would love to have it made into a pendant/necklace.

Kristen

That's a very nice suggestion actually.

 

[tomthebarncat]

I have a 1,000 channels of British crap on my sky satellite system and no news agency in the UK is reporting this story, so I have to wonder if this is true. Who cares where her engagement ring comes from, when and if they marry she will recieve alot of jewelry as wedding gifts, and is marrying into one of the wealthiest families on the planet, she can buy whatever type of ring she wants!!

 

[MiniGirl]

that marriage was never going to work out well Charles asked Camilla to marry him but she said no and married another. They picked out a nice 19 year old virgin to use as a brood mare and treated her terribly.

I actually had always heard that Diana had been picked out for Andrew but was moved up, so to speak, because of her popularity, and also because she helped make Charles look good.

This was decades ago though, and I don't follow them now. I don't think I've even seen a picture of the girl everyone is talking about.

 

[scojos]

In England, a Sapphire IS the traditional engagement stone, not a diamond. IIRC.

that depends, i have a sapphire, but only *** thats what he brought me i wanted my birth stone, an emerald, but he said i wore blue mor ethan green

 

[Evil Genius]

Many families pass down engagement rings, etc for the next generation to give. The ring was meant to be worn, and is a symbol of his parents beginnings together. I think it's rather sweet to see this family be "normal"

 

[Imzadi]

I don't think I've even seen a picture of the girl everyone is talking about.

Kate Middleton likes to keep a very low profile. Sometimes, she purposely sits or walks apart from William when she can, so there won't be pictures snapped of the two of them together in public.

On the one hand, this has been very healthy for her, but like with Diana, all that will be expected to change, as she WILL be pushed up front and center and expected to take it. That dramatic change in the FIRM'S expectation of her could be her & William's undoing.

What I find interesting is how for a family who is very private on their private lives, and all service personnel must sign confidentiality agreements, all the details of an upcoming engagement have been "leaked" to the tabloids.