Royal Engagement Rings

[Guess Who]

I like CP Sara's ring.Its so simple but rich

[GrandDuchess]

The engagement ring of Camilla Parker-Bowles, soon to be HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, the ring is an emerald cut diamond of a few carats:

[Elspeth]

News reports are saying that Camilla's ring is a family heirloom. Does anybody recognise it as belonging to one of the previous generation of royal ladies?

[ElisaR]

I have no idea.


Anyway, Charles doesn't seem to have done too much effort; I prefer a new ring made from family stones and with a personal touch, like the Queen's engagement ring. :)

[GrandDuchess]

Camilla Parker-Bowles's ring is appararently a family heirloom - so it might not just be something the press is saying. Apparently the ring last belonged to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Here is a picture of her wearing it, from Getty:

[MoonlightRhapsody]

The Queen Mum might be rolling in her grave to have Camilla wear something she valued so much. It's been frequently said that the Queen Mum was an adamant and staunch opposer of Charle's relationship with Camilla.

[Princess Sparkles]

Originally Posted by Moonlightrhapsody

The Queen Mum might be rolling in her grave to have Camilla wear something she valued so much. It's been frequently said that the Queen Mum was an adamant and staunch opposer of Charle's relationship with Camilla.

I agree. I'm shocked he'd give her the ring of the Grandmother he supposedly adored.

Someone mentioned on one of the earlier pages, and I agree, that it seems to be a very "European" thing to give coloured gems on engagement rings. In Canada, you rarely see anything but diamond rings...if you want to be really, really different, you'd give an engagement ring set w/ another stone - but in Europe (or is it just amongst royalty?), it seems par for the course to give a ring w/ another stone.

[ingenue]

hmm i find the ring gaudy. would have preferred it reset, the center stone is ok, but having emerald cuts as side stones as well makes the ring outdated... it wouldve been nice if the ring was victorian or edwardian... or a simple solitaire with maybe crescent diamond sidestones...

[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by Princess Sparkles

I agree. I'm shocked he'd give her the ring of the Grandmother he supposedly adored.

Someone mentioned on one of the earlier pages, and I agree, that it seems to be a very "European" thing to give coloured gems on engagement rings. In Canada, you rarely see anything but diamond rings...if you want to be really, really different, you'd give an engagement ring set w/ another stone - but in Europe (or is it just amongst royalty?), it seems par for the course to give a ring w/ another stone.

In the USA it also seems to be popular to have just a diamond ring, often a solitaire of some sort. In the UK at any rate, all sorts of stones are popular. You can find coloured stones in the USA, but diamond-only ones do seem to be the most common.

[marezdote]

Here is a big close up of Mathilde's engagement ring.

[Josefine]

thank you for all the photos and facts posted in this thread

[hilal]

Princess Noor Hamzah's Wedding ring

[hilal]

Queen Alia of Jordan

[hilal]

Princess Rym Ali of Jordan

[hilal]

Farah Daghistani

[galuhcandrakirana]

Originally Posted by marezdote

Here is a big close up of Mathilde's engagement ring.

lovely ring, but it looks little bit masculine in style

[planetcher]

Originally Posted by Elsa M.

Thank you very much indeed, Mandy! :)

Cristina's engagement ring seems very simlilar to Letizia's!

Probably because it was Inaki who went with Felipe to purchase Letizia's ring in Barcelona. Maybe it was his suggestion?

[delineate]

I like the shape of the stones in Camilla's ring, but the diamonds look almost black. I don't know if it's because of the setting or something else.

[rchainho]

Originally Posted by planetcher

Probably because it was Inaki who went with Felipe to purchase Letizia's ring in Barcelona. Maybe it was his suggestion?

What i know, who bought letizia's ring was inaki in barcelona, alone.