Jewellery of Male Royals

[Roslyn]

In Australia, most men (or at least the men I come into contact with) don't. I think it's a generational thing though. It seems younger men are more likely to than older men, though I confess I don't make a habit of looking at a man's hand to see if he's wearing a wedding ring. I just don't care. I suppose I would if I was in the market for a man, but I'm not. But if I was, and I wasn't sure of a person's marital status, there are fairly easy ways to find out before you make a fool of yourself by putting on a mating display.

I got married in the early 80s. My husband was adamant that he was not going to wear a ring, so I said I wouldn't either because I wasn't going to wear a symbol indicating that I was tethered to another if he wasn't, and I haven't, and I've never regretted it. At the time I was - and remain - very committed to the idea of equality between the sexes and avoiding gender stereotypes. I've never used his name, either, and always use "Ms". I'm sure other people think it's strange, but I really don't care.

Wearing a ring on your finger doesn't mean you any more committed to your partner. If someone puts an unwelcome move on you, all it takes to let them know you are not available is to tell them.

[EIIR]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't senior royal men who wear a wedding ring, wear it on their left hand little finger beside their signet ring? Charles certainly does.

William doesn't wear a signet ring and really strikes me as a non-jewellery kind of guy.

As an aside, David Cameron doesn't wear a wedding ring, nor does Tony Blair or Gordon Brown. It seems to be more common in the upper classes for men not to wear a wedding ring. Here's some discussion of the issue:

David Cameron doesn't wear a wedding ring. Why should he? - Telegraph

[Lumutqueen]

Seeing as most royal men where the ring on the right finger, as well as I'm guessing most of the upper classes. Your theory of 4 men, 5 if you include William doesn't suit.

[Roslyn]

Originally Posted by EIIR

David Cameron doesn't wear a wedding ring. Why should he? - Telegraph

"We should judge people by what they do, not by the state of their fingers."

Great article!

[EIIR]

Originally Posted by Lumutqueen

Seeing as most royal men where the ring on the right finger, as well as I'm guessing most of the upper classes. Your theory of 4 men, 5 if you include William doesn't suit.

Most royal men do not wear their signet rings on their right hand.

Prince Philip with signet ring, and wedding ring, on his left hand.

Prince Edward with signet ring on his left hand.

Duke of York with signet ring on his left hand. He wore his wedding ring on the same finger but I can't find a big enough image of it.

Prince Michael of Kent with signet ring on his left hand. He chooses to wear what I presume is his wedding ring on his fourth finger.

George VI with signet ring on left hand.

Duke of Windsor with signet ring and wedding ring on left little finger.

As a rule, signet rings are worn on the wearer's non-leading hand - i.e a right-handed person wears it on their left hand and vice versa.

Some of the royal men choose not to wear their signet rings everyday. I'm not saying they never wear them on their right hands, but the majority of the time it is on their left hand. So if they want to wear a wedding ring, rather than wear rings on 2 fingers, they put them both on the little finger, Michael of Kent being the exception.

[NGalitzine]

Originally Posted by GracieGiraffe

Sometimes, when a man or woman chooses not to wear a wedding ring, it's to have someone else believe they are not married....

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I know more than a few single men who put wedding rings on when they go out to the clubs. It is a magnet for a certain type of woman (often married) looking for an uncomplicated fun night / one night stand.

[Duke of Marmalade]

I actually liked the decision because William will avoid all the stupid questions in case he wont be wearing the ring occasionally.

My Dad never wore his wedding ring and when I got married, I actually asked my husband if he wanted to wear a wedding ring or not, because if he decided not to wear one anyway he wouldnt have got one in the first place. He decided to wear one but if he had said no, I wouldnt have bothered at all.

[MarNoe]

My husband was in the Air Force working around aircraft and their electrical systems. He did not wear a ring because it would have been dangerous for him to do so. To put your hand into a complex electrical area with metal on your hand would have been inviting trouble - it could draw current and not only take his finger off but also ruin thousands of dollars of equipment.

[CyrilVladisla]

On October 7th, 1666, King Charles II of England issued a Royal Proclamation concerning what clothing was expected at court.
As part of his proclamation, King Charles resolved to start wearing a vest with pockets where he could place his watch rather than wearing it around his neck.

[Tarlita]

I think Some men enjoy wearing some sort of jewellry. Cufflinks, Tie pins, hat pins like a ceremonial scottish kilt pin. Badges and all sorts of medals. Even the Grand Masons issue a gold bar pin with 2 diamonds on it for certain attainments of rank.
Some men wear heavy gold chains. Lord Mayors wear a ceremonial gold chain and that is a jewel as well. But lets face it you can't go past the Maharajahs of old covered in pearls and precious stones.

[JR76]

Count Lennart Bernadotte writes in his memoirs about the jewels his grandfather King Gustav V of Sweden used to wear. I'll try to translate it from the book when I have the time if people are interested.


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[CyrilVladisla]

Prince Albert the Prince Consort started a new trend in wearing watches.
He liked a simple chain attached to his vest through a button hole.
The excess length of the chain draped across Albert's vest.

[Tarlita]

Yes JR76 that would be interesting to see what King Gustav V wore. He used a monacle sometimes if I remember.

[CyrilVladisla]

King William IV of England had buckles surrounded by two rows of brilliant cut diamonds with his cypher of WR surmounted by a crown on one, and that of Queen Adelaide on the other.

[CyrilVladisla]

Esterhazy Marriage Collar worn by Palatine Miklos Esterhazy at his wedding in 1611.
Fripperies and Fobs : Photo

[rrrich7]

Prince Harry seems to wear one or two bracelets on his right arm. Does anyone know anything about this?

[acnd08]

I know the metal bracelet, at least, was from a trip the boys took to Africa with Prince Charles in 1997 after Diana's death. I'm pretty sure it's the only one he wore at his wedding. I am unsure about the other he typically wears.

[Pranter]

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/lif...elry-bracelet/

This might help...interesting.



LaRae

[jmsrichie]

Any information on the signet ring Crown Prince Haakon wears? Perhaps similar tradition as the PoW and his signet ring?

[CyrilVladisla]

The Duke of Cambridge does not remove his watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC9IaFr-tWU