Looking festive! Princess Kate was a gorgeous sight at the Royal Christmas Church service in Sandringham on Sunday, December 25.
15.12.2022 - 05:27 / usmagazine.com
Keeping it in the family. When Prince William proposed to Princess Kate while on a trip to Africa in 2010, he did so with his late mother’s sapphire engagement ring.
“I had been carrying it around with me in my rucksack for about three weeks” while on the couple’s trip to Kenya with friends, the Prince of Wales told ITV in his and Kate’s engagement interview. “I literally would not let it go, everywhere I went I was keeping hold of it, ’cause I knew this thing … if it disappeared I’d be in a lot of trouble.”
The future king pointed out the sentimental value of the bauble — and how it makes him feel connected to Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in August 1997 when William was 15.
“I thought it was quite nice because obviously, she’s not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all — this was my way of keeping her sort of close to it all,” the Earthshot Prize cofounder said at the time.
Kate, for her part, agreed with her now-husband’s remarks.
“Well, I just hope I look after it,” she admitted, calling the jewelry “very, very special.”
Despite the frequent comparisons of Kate and the late royal, “No one is trying to fill my mother’s shoes,” William stated in the interview. “It’s about carving your own future and your own destiny, and Kate will do a very good job at that.”
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall tied the knot one year later, with Diana’s ring — as well as a Welsh gold wedding band — on Kate’s left hand. In the years following their 2012 nuptials, William and Kate soon expanded their family to five with the births of their three children: Prince George, born in 2013, Princess Charlotte, born in 2015, and Prince Louis, born in 2018.
While the Berkshire, U.K. native has frequently paid tribute
Looking festive! Princess Kate was a gorgeous sight at the Royal Christmas Church service in Sandringham on Sunday, December 25.
Royals united! For the first time in two years, the royal family attended the traditional Christmas Day church service at Sandringham Estate.
A bittersweet season. Princess Kate paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II with a special holiday message, revealing what the late monarch loved the most about Christmas.
wardrobe, the couple tends to take a “what’s mine is yours” approach. It’s something even admitted in a video of his tour bus. “We tend to share clothes,” in 2021.
The brother of Princess Diana, Charles Spencer, has shared his first Instagram post following the final instalment of Harry and Meghan's Netflix series.
Hosting for the holidays! Princess Kate celebrated the success of her second annual Christmas concert while also paying respect to her royal in-laws.
Pretty in purple! Princess Kate and sister Pippa Middleton donned strikingly similar wine-colored coats while attending the royal’s annual holiday concert at Westminster Abbey.
In the spirit! Princess Kate hosted her second annual holiday concert with some help from her family: Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
Meghan Markle‘s engagement ring from Prince Harry is perhaps one of the most talked about celebrity sparklers of all time. From the original to the wedding band and redesign, the gorgeous rock is a must-see.
Winter blues! Prince William and Princess Kate unveiled their 2022 holiday card as the countdown to Christmas continues.
Feeling festive! Princess Kate wore a red gown to promote Royal Carols: Together at Christmas, the second annual Christmas carol concert sponsored by The Royal Foundation.
The royal in-laws! Princess Kate‘s parents and siblings became celebrities in their own right after she married Prince William.
Prince Harry and Meghan's Netflix series is likely to have ruined the relationship between the Sussexes and the Prince of Wales for good, a friend of William has claimed.
A close friend of Prince William and Kate Middleton has sadly passed away following a plane crash.
Supporting their mother. Prince William and Prince Harry were just children when the late Princess Diana gave her famous interview to Panorama, but they haven’t been shy about sharing their thoughts on the controversial conversation as adults.
A gentle spirit. Prince Harry can see many admirable qualities in wife Meghan Markle that his late mother, Princess Diana, notably had herself.
Started off on the wrong foot? Meghan Markle‘s first meeting with Prince William and Princess Kate certainly left a lasting impression — but it might not have been a positive one.
While reflecting on late Princess Diana‘s infamous Panorama interview, Prince Harry showed his support for his mother’s honesty about life in the royal family.
Dodi Fayed's ex-girlfriend lives with the "burden" of Princess Diana's death. Ex-model Annie Cardone dated entrepreneur Dodi months before he went public with his romance with Diana and called things off when she suspected he was having an affair with the royal, but she has always wondered if giving him another chance could have prevented their deaths in a 1997 Paris car crash. She said: "One decision I made in that moment, in early summer 1997, right before they went public.
, Meghan Markle—the Duchess of Sussex—has often worn jewelry that pays tribute to her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana. When Prince Harry designed , for example, he included two diamonds from his mother’s personal collection, alongside a larger diamond sourced from Botswana.Since then, the Duchess has sported a number of pieces that previously belonged to Diana, including a dazzling aquamarine ring by Asprey that she wore for her wedding reception and, more recently, , presented by the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights non-profit organisation.Below, see five poignant pieces from Princess Diana’s jewelry collection that Meghan Markle has worn over the years.Meghan first wore Diana’s aquamarine ring for her wedding reception at Frogmore House in May 2018, before bringing it back out during a visit to Tonga later that year.