It’s hard to imagine the 12-carat sapphire engagement ring Prince William gave to Kate Middleton needing to be altered in any way (via Brides). After all, the oval-shaped stunner features 14 diamonds, and an impressive pedigree, having once belonged to Princess Diana. The bauble is also one of the best celebrity engagement rings of all time, according to Vogue. Consider that Kate’s engagement ring is worth an eye-popping $500,000 (via The Knot).
Still, after the future King of England proposed in Kenya in 2010 — and she said “yes” — there was one alteration that needed to be made on the sapphire stunner, according to Hello! (via Town & Country).
Kate could likely not have been any more touched by the gesture, with William saying “It’s my mother’s engagement ring. Obviously she’s not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement in all of this, so this is my way of keeping her close to it all” (via Elle).
But the ring would never work for her the way it was when Diana donned it.
The alteration Kate made to the ring was not the first
So what did Kate change about the perfect piece of jewelry William gave her? As Hello! reports, the band of the bauble was too big for the slender Kate, with jeweler G. Collins and Sons taking on the task of resizing the royal ring.
Instead of resoldering the band, the jeweler decided to add small platinum beads inside so the 18-karat-gold ring would better fit William’s soon-to-be bride (via Elle).
Meanwhile, Elle notes this is not the first alteration that has ever been performed on the famous piece of jewelry. It’s believed the ring used to feature eight prongs, but it now has 14. Diana may have had the adjustment made to protect the large stone set inside.
In fact, she treasured the ring so much, royal watchers saw her wearing it even after she and Prince Charles divorced (via Woman’s World).
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