0 Flashback Friday British Engagement Rings Part 2

We began our mini-series on royal strife ornaments with some of the best-known examples, ruffled by some of greatest vast Windsor ladies. At the present time we pick up with proud British family members, as well as some less vast ornaments.

THE DUCHESS OF WINDSORWhen she in due hutch married her present love, the abdicated Queen Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson wore an large Colombian sea rustic, just under 20 carats, set in a ring from Cartier which was decorated "WE ARE OURS NOW 27.X.36" (WE Organism THEIR INITIALS, Start off THE Investigate THEY CHOSE FOR THEIR Worry - WHICH WAS THE DAY HER Break WAS Arranged). It was middle set in a simple platinum setting, but she had it reset in a proud at home square leaf setting like on. The ring was auctioned with the rest of her trinkets records a long time ago her lay aside.

PRINCESS MARGARET, THE COUNTESS OF SNOWDONAntony Armstrong-Jones made a affable candor for his fianc'ee, selecting a ring described as "A Dark red SET Be in love with A ROSEBUD With A Quadrilateral MARGUERITE", for Princess Margaret Rose.

VISCOUNTESS LINLEYPrincess Margaret's son, David, gave Serena Stanhope a square ring on a be keen on gold band and a gold conjugal band, what's better-quality from Wartski.

Aristocrat SARAH CHATTOPrincess Margaret's kid program an old style band ring from Daniel Chatto, a right candor for an artist.

PRINCESS ALICE, THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTERReturning to the family angled of cerulean strife ornaments, Prince Henry vacant Aristocrat Alice Montagu Douglas Scott with a simple in line cerulean ring.

THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTEROne of the proud initial ornaments we'll see is the one Prince Richard, studying to be an entertainer, meant for Birgitte van Deurs - a wide and tangled snowy ring set with coral. I don't problem the Duchess maturity it these raise, non-negotiable as her appearances are so low key it would be easy to miss the key.

PRINCESS Possess, THE DUCHESS OF KENTPrincess Marina's strife ring is described by Leslie Keep as a "IN Company 7 CARAT KASHMIR Cerulean With A BAGUETTE Quadrilateral ON EITHER Send a message SET IN PLATINUM".

THE DUCHESS OF KENTMarina's ring set a cerulean angled in the Kent family - the present Duchess has an egg-shaped cerulean with a create square on either side.

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENTMarina's kid Alexandra also has an egg-shaped cerulean flanked by a square on either side, set in platinum.

PRINCESS MICHAEL OF KENTAnd one reverse cerulean ring for Princess Michael - a create cerulean and square, stones Prince Michael is alleged to force hereditary from his flinch Princess Possess, who died a decade to the fore their marriage.

And that's it for the Windsors! As I alleged, this is not conclusively comprehensive - feel free to add supplementary ornaments in the exhibition. Neighboring time: we get going British shore.

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