Eugenie’s Gorgeous Padparadscha Sapphire Engagement Ring
2018 is shaping out to be a big year for the Queen. With two new great-grandchildren and two upcoming weddings. On the morning of January 22, 2018, love was in the air once again when Princess Eugenie announced her engagement. The announcement came during a Buckingham photo shoot which featured many close ups of the gorgeous new ring. After having dated for 7 years, longtime boyfriend Jack Brooksbank proposed in front of a volcano in Nicaragua where they were vacationing.
Princess Eugenie’s Ring pictured Left and her mother’s pictured right
A custom designed diamond ring that Prince Harry designed by himself.
All in the Family
Why is there so much attention surrounding Eugenie’s Ring? Let’s take a look: The ring is a gorgeous pinkish orange Padparadscha sapphire, which is surrounded beautifully by diamonds. If you look closely it resembles the ring her father, Prince Andrew gave to her mother when he proposed back in 1986.
Sapphires seem to be the traditional gemstone which runs in the royal family. Kate Middleton’s ring which at one time was Princess Diana’s ring is a dark blue 12 carat sapphire ring surrounded also by diamonds. It was estimated to be worth over $500,000.
Prince Harry’s fiance’ Meghan Markle seems to be the only bride or bride-to-be that doesn’t bare any sapphires with a custom designed diamond ring (Pictured Above) that Prince Harry created himself.
About the Ring
The sapphire looks to be about 11 x 9 mm or roughly 3-4 carats surrounded by 10 brilliantly cut diamonds with 2 pear shaped diamonds which help to give a unique appearance to a classic sapphire ring design.
Brooks bank with his beautiful fiance Eugenie
Padparadscha sapphires are considered to be among the most valuable and beautiful sapphire colors. Many in the general public are not familiar with these types of sapphires, but they are treasured greatly by gemstone connoisseurs. Padparadscha comes from the Sanskrit word which means “lotus flower”. When the gemstone was originally discovered in the region of Sri Lanka it was given this name to resemble the area’s peach colored flowers.
Price for Eugenie’s Ring?
So how much does this gorgeous ring truly cost? Without looking at the billing statement Brooksbank received when it purchased it, Michael Arnstein, President of the Natural Sapphire Company is estimating it to have a price tag between $35,000 to $55,000 USD in the wholesale market. Other estimates have put the ring’s retail value up over $140,000. So it’s safe to say that Brooksbank spared no expense for his beautiful fiance’.
Eugenie announced that she would be marrying Brooksbank later this fall in the Windsor venue which is where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will also wed in May. Prince Harry and Markle’s wedding is said to be the wedding of the year. Many believe that Eugenie’s wedding will be overshadowed by the Prince’s wedding but her engagement ring proves differently.
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