The true story of Meghan Markle's jewelry
Lady Diana's ring, the queen's earrings ... if Meghan Markle's looks are under scrutiny by newspapers, the general public and (alas) haters, so are her jewels, especially those that come from the royal family. Now that she and Harry are officially out of the royal family and the Megxit is over - the feud remains open with the latest accusations of racism being thrown at the royal house - the Duchess of Sussex's style choices are increasingly decisive. Including those in terms of bracelets, earrings and rings.
All of Meghan's jewels
Along with an uncomfortable legacy of quarrels and misunderstandings, Meghan also received some dream jewelry from Buckingham Palace. Someone belonged to Diana, who in 1993 had made a will and destined her collection of precious items to her children, to be divided at their discretion so that their wives could enjoy it one day. As expected, today some of her diamonds shine on Meghan, not always with the acclaim of royal watchers, impressed by some billionaire looks sported by the duchess and the wealth she would have amassed in jewels - over 600,000 pounds according to the Daily Mail, more than 700,000 EUR.
Meghan Markle and the revisited ring
"Meghan wants diamonds," the British tabloid headlined when Markle turned the gold band of her engagement ring into a gemstone. The Eternity designed by Prince Harry and mounted by Cleave and Company, a trusted jeweler of the royal house, has a central 2.5-carat cushion-cut diamond from Botswana and two smaller lateral ones taken from a jewel from the Diana collection.
Diana's Cartier
The watch with the "incriminating" look with which Meghan appeared with her husband on Time's social networks in October 2020 to announce the special episode of Time 100 Talks was also from the princess. British tabloids estimated the total amount of clothing and jewelry worn for the portrait to be around £ 326,000, sparking controversy. However, the timepiece also tells a family story. As Paul Burrell, Diana's former butler, recounts in the documentary The Diana Story, after Lady D's death William and Herry were allowed to choose two jewels from her collection, to keep as a memento. The Cartier Tank Française, a gift from his father Spencer to her daughter for her 21st birthday, had been taken by William. Harry had chosen the engagement ring Prince Charles gave his mother. But when for the elder brother it was the moment of her wedding, the young prince proposed to give it to Kate to surprise her: "Wouldn't it be appropriate if she had her mother's ring?" he seems to have said. And they traded.
Lady D's legacy and royal gifts
So today it is on Meghan's wrist, who from Diana also inherited a pair of butterfly earrings in gold and diamonds (put on the first time to announce that she was pregnant), a rigid bracelet in yellow gold and a special ring like the emerald-cut cocktail aquamarine (value of £ 75,000): the princess had commissioned it to measure from the high jewelery house Asprey in 1996 to wear it, after the divorce from Carlo, in place of the engagement one (now on Kate's ring finger) . From the royal house also come the gifts of Queen Elizabeth (the wedding ring and a pair of pearl and diamond earrings), the tennis diamond bracelet of Prince Charles, the tiara that belonged to Queen Mary ... Beyond the discord, the future of Duchess of Sussex looks brilliant.
