The round centre stone, estimated at no more than a carat, is surrounded by a halo of diamonds and sits on a double-diamond band.'ĭavid noted: 'The engagement ring of Princess Sofia is a design that is extremely popular in the celebrity world. They gave it an estimated price tag of £10,073.Įxpert's view: Sonia said: 'This isn’t the largest royal engagement ring but it’s so pretty. They described it as a Halo ring, complete with a more subtle halo of smaller diamonds surrounding the main rock. Prince Carl Philip said at the time that he had proposed in a secret place and, according to the Swedish press, who spoke to fine jewellery retailer, Victor Halvarsson, at the time, the ring is 'unusual'. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden proposed to his ex-glamour model girlfriend in 2014, four years after the pair controversially began dating Crown Princess Mary wears it alongside an 18 carat white gold ring with 24 square princess cut diamonds.'ĭavid believes a ring like this would retail at around £10,000. 'Crown Prince Frederik chose this diamond, flanked by two ruby baguettes, to symbolise the colours of the Danish flag. The pair now share four children together, with the Princess now a fluent speaker of the Danish language.Įxpert's view: Sonia said: 'This is another lovely example of an engagement ring with a very special sentiment a diamond ring flanked by two ruby baguettes. Crown Prince Frederik chose a beautifully elegant emerald cut diamond ring flanked by two ruby baguettes, which he said symbolised the colours of the Danish flag. Three years later, in 2003, the pair were engaged. Princess Mary and Frederik met at the Slip Inn during the 2000 Summer Olympics and married in 2004. The original gift of Welsh gold to the Royal Family was in 1923 and from the Clogau St David’s Mine in Snowdonia.'ĭavid Allen, Creative Director at 77 Diamonds, believes that the ring is worth around £300,000 today.Ĭrown Princess Mary of Denmark met Prince Frederik 15 years ago and he chose a beautifully elegant emerald cut diamond ring flanked by two ruby baguettes, which he said symbolised the colours of the Danish flagįast-forward a few years and the picture is a very different one. 'The Duchess of Cambridge continued the tradition of using Welsh gold for her wedding ring, as the gold was given to Prince William by The Queen shortly after the couple were engaged. It was amazing to see a spike in demand for this style, away from standard diamond solitaires.
The style was very much of the time Sarah, Duchess of York's engagement ring was of a similar style, featuring a Burmese Ruby Clogau actually launched an engagement ring inspired by this style in 2011.
'I think most people assume that it was bespoke when in fact it was already available at Garrards. Expert's view: Sonia Menezes, Head of Brand Development for Clogau, said: 'The 12 carat oval Ceylon sapphire and diamond engagement ring now owned by the Duchesses of Cambridge was, of course, originally given to Princess Diana.