Princess Diana's Engagement Ring: A Royal Legacy

0:00It's April 21st, this is entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI, your daily dose of celebrity buzz. Princess Diana dropped jaws back in 1981 when she picked her famous engagement ring straight from a catalog ditching the royal custom, of custom-made bling. At just 20 years old, she went for a 12-karat oval seilan sapphire ring circled by 14 diamonds worth over $37,000. Then, it flew in the face of centuries-old protocol since it was even up for public sale. She rocked that ring through her marriage to then Prince Charles and even after their 96 divorce. After her tragic death in Paris at 36, her son Prince Harry inherited it, then handed it to his brother Prince William in 2010-4. His proposal to Catherine, now 44. Royal Insiders first saw it as a big break from tradition, but now it's hailed as Diana showing real personal style ahead of her time. The ring nods to history too, like Queen Victoria's sapphire brooch from 1840, worn by Elizabeth

1:03II later on. Word from jewelry pros is Diana sparked a boom in sapphire rings, making them hot over plain diamonds for their bold color and story. Prince Harry even wold pieces of her jewelry into the ring he gave Megan, now 44, blending family roots with their own vibe from Botswana. That choice turned a rebel move into pure legacy, linking generations, and rewriting what Royal Sparkle means today.