As one of the oldest royal families in the world, the rings that appear at the wedding of each member of the British royal family have their own characteristics. For example, the wedding of Princess Eugenie in 2018 and the tie of Prince Harry and Meghan are examples, the former's padparadscha sapphire engagement ring is deeply meaningful, and the latter's aquamarine ring is extremely commemorative.
The royal family uses jewelry rings passed down from generation to generation to record the stories of princes and princesses, and this article compiles the three most representative of the British royal wedding rings and leading the trend of the global jewelry market.
SAPPHIRE
sapphire
When it comes to the royal favorite gemstone, the first thing that comes to mind is sapphire. The most representative sapphire ring of the late Princess Diana from the Royal Blue of Sri Lanka, passed to Princess Kate at Prince William's wedding in 2012, the Royal Blue color grade sapphire has a calm, elegant style, and is the most popular sapphire hue.
Princess Diana, the country of origin of the 12-carat sapphire, Sri Lanka, whose official jewelry association says Prince William's engagement ring has boosted sales of Sri Lankan sapphires, and demand now far exceeds supply.
Sri Lanka has a long history of sapphire mining, said to be more than 2,000 years old, and is an important source of sapphires in the world. The blue sapphires produced are known for their beauty, with high quality exhibiting a wonderful cornflower blue hue, and most of them can be sold directly as natural gemstones without heating optimization.
AQUAMARINE
aquamarine
Prince Harry also gave Meghan an emerald-cut aquamarine ring, which originally belonged to Princess Diana's collection, and Meghan wore it to the wedding dinner.
In recent years, the public's discussion and love of aquamarine has increased, and international jewelry brands have taken advantage of the trend to set off a buying boom, although the price has risen a lot, but it is still close to the people, jewelry lovers can afford to buy high-quality aquamarine.
Aquamarine is a member of the beryl family, its chemical composition is the same as emerald, due to the different color-causing elements, it shows a blue to blue-green tone, named for the unique blue color of the sea, and is very precious in small quantities.
PADPARADSCHA
Paparadschia
When Princess Eugenie of York was engaged to Jack Brooksbank, a 31-year-old wine merchant, she wore a ring set with an oval-cut sapphire weighing about 5 carats of padparadscha sapphire.
Despite the small center stone, Princess Eugenie loves it – the ring uses a "Halo" design, similar to the Burmese ruby engagement ring of Princess Eugenie's mother, Sarah Ferguson.
And fiancé Jack Brooksbank gave the ring a deeper meaning: "It will take on different colors from all angles, just like Eugenie in my eyes." ”
Padparadscha is a red and yellow corundum gemstone that is considered by experts to be an extremely rare gemstone color. Its name is derived from the Indian word "Padma", which means red lotus, which represents holiness and life, so it is also called lotus corundum.
Padparadscha belongs to the same corundum family as rubies and sapphires, and is the only three corundum with exclusive names (most of the other colors of corundum are only named by color), the most important source is in Sri Lanka, plus the gemstone identification is rigorous, can only be between red, yellow, by a mixture of orange and pink, and there is no other color, can be called padparadscha , so the quantity is quite rare.
THE DU PONT PADPARADSCHA
Fancy color sapphire with diamond ring
PERRY
The cushion-shaped modified hybrid cut orange-pink padparadscha sapphire weighs approximately 24.58 carats
Made in Sri Lanka, not heat-optimized
Marquise and pear-shaped diamonds
Estimate: USD 500,000 - USD 700,000
Price realised: USD 930,000
Today, the top jewelry pieces from international jewelry brands are only occasionally heard of by padparadscha sapphires, and the number of them at international auctions is relatively small. THE MOST RECENT IS THE DU PONT PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE RING PRESENTED AT CHRISTIE'S, WHICH RANKED IN THE TOP 8 OF THE SALE PRICE AT ABOUT $930,000 HIGHER THAN THE LOW ESTIMATE.
Source: Collectibles, Christie's and the Internet