Prince Harry wanted Princess Di’s blue engagement ring — but William got it first

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they became in engaged back in 2010, Prince Harry reportedly also wanted the ring for his future spouse.The Princess of Wales’ former butler Paul Burrell revealed in the Amazon Prime documentary “The Diana Story” that when she passed on in 1997, both of her sons were allowed to pick out something from her sparkling collection to hold on to.

Burrell, 65, claimed that Harry, 38, got her iconic navy blue engagement ring she received from King (then Prince) Charles in 1981, while William, 41, desired her Cartier watch.According to Burrell, the wristwatch was given to Diana on her 21st birthday by her father, John Spencer.The “Entertaining with Style” author also noted that the Duke of Sussex once said, “I remember when I held mummy’s hand when I was a small boy and that ring always hurt me because it was so big.”When it was time for the Duke of Cambridge to propose to Middleton 13 years ago, Harry had allowed his older brother to use their mother’s engagement circlet. “Harry said to him [William]: ‘Wouldn’t it be fitting if she had mommy’s ring?'” Burrell said in the documentary.“One day that ring will be sat on the throne of England.

Harry gave up his precious treasure, his one thing he kept from his mother, he gave to his brother. That’s selfless, kind, and exactly who Diana was,” the ex-royal household servant added.Fast forward to late 2017, the Invictus Games founder became engaged to love Meghan Markle and opted to give her a custom-made ring that had remnants of his mother’s prized gemstone collection.

The “Suits” star’s engagement halo consisted of a gold band, carefully selected diamonds he picked out and two stones were from Diana’s collection.The main diamond came from Botswana, a special place where Harry and.