Kate Middleton ditches £400,000 ‘gorgeous sapphire’ engagement ring in Liverpool

How much is Kate’s engagement ring worth?

Jewellery experts at Angelic Diamond’s analysed search volumes, images and the history of the Royal Family’s jewellery collections to give expert valuations, and determine the most popular engagement rings as well as the most iconic pieces overall.

Kate’s engagement ring, worth an incredible £400,000, is the most expensive engagement ring belonging to the Royal Family, as well as the most popular with the public amassing an incredible 9,120 searches a month.

The Princess’ engagement ring, formally owned by the late Princess Diana and inspired by a brooch that has been passed through the family, is a 12-carat oval sapphire surrounded by a halo of 14 solitaire diamonds.

Sapphires are a favourite of the royals’, thanks to the belief that they protect from harm, negative energies, and bad spirits, as well as being an apparent antidote for poison.

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