Antiques Roadshow guest gobsmacked as she's told sapphire ring 'changed history'

dailystar.co.uk:

Antiques Roadshow was thrilled when she brought in a heavy and "uncomfortable" ring barely worn by her family – only for it to be worth a dazzling sum.

In Sunday's repeat episode (August 29) of the BBC One show, a woman brought in an unusual sapphire ring that immediately sparked the interest of expert Joanna Hardy.The owner said she inherited the ring from her mum who received it as a 25th wedding anniversary present in 1974."The ring she didn't really wear because it was quite a big, heavy ring," she explained."And I think it was more for occasions and so on and she always thought of it, to be honest, a little bit uncomfortable because it's so big, you knock everybody with it."Joanna admitted the ring was very special because it "changed.