Other sources say she chose it because it reminded her of her own mother’s engagement ring.Diana was regularly photographed wearing the ring, even after she separated and later divorced Prince Charles in 1996. She would regularly wear the bangle with her gold link bracelet.While in Chicago in 1996, the Princess wore a double-row amethyst bracelet with an oval amethyst and diamond clasp. As we all know, she tragically died in a car crash in 1997, leaving behind their two boys William (aged 15) and Harry (aged 12).Diana and Charles moved in the same royal social circles and apparently met just twelve times before they got engaged in February 1981. The brooch shows the The Royal Family Order is an honour presented to female members of the The Princess had a large collection of costume jewellery made by one of her favorite costume jewellers, Butler & Wilson. It seemed as though the ring would be hidden from public view for some time.Some years later when William was attending St. Andrew’s University, he met the woman who would one day become his wife, Kate Middleton. Diana and Charles became engaged in February 1981. With his younger brother’s blessing, WIlliam and Harry swapped their mother’s mementos so that WIlliam could propose with much loved and much missed mother’s engagement ring.
Prior to her The rings remained in the Princess's collection but were rarely seen in public during her marriage. Anyone with the money (a not exactly budget friendly £28,000, but still) could walk into Garrard’s establishment and buy the same piece for themselves. Diana's daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Sussex, wore the earrings during her visit to Australia and on the day her pregnancy was announced.During the final months of the Princess's life she received many pieces of jewellery as gifts from Dodi Fayed. Diana would regularly wear the pendant in private but only wore it once in public, while at a polo match at Windsor in August that same year. This was worn by the Princess while attending a Pavarotti concert on the 30th of July 1991 as well as on many other occasions.On 24 September 1996 the Princess of Wales attended a Charity Gala. She knew she wanted a sapphire, and Garrard had a around half a dozen designs for her to peruse. She first wore them at an outing a month before her marriage to Charles. She was seen letting these children play and admire her gold jewellery, particularly her long gold cross necklaceCreated by Nigel Milne, this bracelet was made out of three rows of pearls "with diamond and pearl spacers and clasp". In 2011, Lady Sarah withdrew them from the display to wear at the wedding ball for her nephew, Prince William.Though the piece was once said to date from the 18th century, the Spencer tiara is actually made up of other pieces of jewellery of varying ages and from different jewellers that has gone through several changes over time. The Princess famously wore them during a visit to South Korea in 1992.Given to the Princess as a wedding present from the On her wedding day, Diana was given a brooch by the Queen Mother as a wedding present. By 1980 a romantic relationship had developed between them, and Charles took Diana to meet the Queen and the rest of the royal family at Balmoral. They are now under the possession of the Princess's daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Cambridge, who first wore them in 2017 during a state banquet and has continued to wear them occasionally.Little is known about these diamond and ruby stud earrings other than the fact that a photograph of the Princess wearing them made the cover of An example of mix-and-match statement studs, the earrings were made out of a pearl and a large blue sapphire on one side, and a pearl and large red ruby on the other. The earrings were loaned frequently by the Queen to Diana.The Princess wore pair of large pearl and diamond button earrings which were similar to a pair of earrings favored by the Queen.Featuring "a circular design of diamonds and a single diamond-encrusted pear", these dangling earrings were worn by Diana at numerous occasions in the 1990s. She also wore this ring on 11 November 1993 while attending a state banquet hosted by The Yang Di-pertuan Agong of Malaysia at The Dorchester Hotel in London.While attending a polo match to support Prince Charles in 1989, the Queen loaned the Princess a square-cut emerald ring which was incorrectly dubbed by the press as "a gift from a doting husband".Diana's love for pearls started early in her life. It is said the Princess did not like it at all and researchers believe it was given in 1985 when their marriage began to fall apart.Following the birth of Prince William, the Prince of Wales presented his wife with a gold pendant that had their son's name engraved on it, in Charles' distinctive handwriting. The Princess was also seen wearing the bracelet and the matching earrings on the 3rd of July 1994 at the Wimbledon men's finalsOn 31 August 1997, the Princess was wearing a gold, kidney bean-shaped earring with four rolls which given to her by Dodi Fayed.The Princess had only 2 pieces of emerald jewellery in her collection, an emerald and diamond bracelet given to her as a wedding gift from her new husband Prince Charles and a pair a diamond and emerald drop earrings which had also been given to the Princess from Charles; this time as a gift for her 22nd birthday.During the Princess's official 1983 visit to Australia, the Queen loaned a pair of pearl drop earrings which had been made by Garrard.