9 Dazzling Royal Engagement Rings (And Where You Can Buy Similar)

Princess Elizabeth and Philip were engaged on 9 July, 1947. Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten R.N, as he was first named when he formerly entered the royal family, is believed to have proposed at Balmoral after seeking King George VI's permission.

The ring features a standout circular diamond set in a case of smaller diamonds on a silver band.

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The Duchess of York's ring from Prince Andrew, presented to her on their engagement in 1986, features a Burmese ruby encased in 10 diamonds resembling a flower.

The ruby was chosen to compliment Ferguson's red hair, the couple said in their engagement interview.

'It's stunning, red, I wanted a ruby,' Ferguson said. 'I'm very lucky to have it, it's a lovely stone.'

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Similarly to the Duchess of Sussex's engagement ring, Sophie (nee Rhys-Jones) also has a three-stone ring. However the left and right stones are pear-shaped.

'It's sparkly and diamonds are a girl's best friend so I'm told,' Prince Edward told reporters when they announced their engagement.

'No, you're my best friend,' Rhys-Jones replied. Adorable.

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Camilla Parker-Bowles' unique engagement ring is, in fact, a royal family heirloom, rumoured to have belonged to the Queen Mother - who was very close to Prince Charles. The art-deco style ring is made of platinum and has a square diamond in the middle with three diamonds either side.

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Mike Tindall, the husband of Princess Anne's daughter Zara, gifted her with a double-banded platinum diamond engagement ring when he proposed in 2010.

The ring was designed by the rugby player and made by jeweller, with a solitaire diamond set against a pavé of small diamonds, the Daily Mail reported at the time.

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The Duchess of Cambridge's engagement ring is also a family heirloom, having belonged to William's mother Princess Diana. In fact, the sapphire and diamond ring was the Princess of Wales' engagement ring, bought for her by Prince Charles when he proposed in 1981.

'I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share in the fun and excitement of it all so this was my way of keeping her close to it all,' William said during their engagement interview.

'It's beautiful and very special,' Middleton echoed.

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Meghan Markle's engagement ring, which was first shown to the world in 2017, features three stones. The central stone is a diamond sourced from Botswana, a country very close to Harry's heart and where the couple holidayed together, then the two diamonds either side belonged to his mother, Princess Diana. The gold-banded ring was designed by Harry.

'It's yellow gold because it's her favourite.. the little diamonds either side are from my mother's jewellery collection to make sure she's with us on this crazy journey together,' Harry said during their engagement interview.

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Not to dissimilar to her mother's engagement ring, Eugenie's also features a ruby surrounded by diamonds.

Husband Jack Brooksbank explained in their 2018 engagement interview that he had found a pink padparadscha sapphire but did not put it in the ring until Eugenie had signed off on it. Needless to say, she approved.

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