Famous Engagement Rings In History
The diamonds engagement ring was not always the symbol of eternal love, but is has been for a long time. The first diamonds engagement ring, according to most historical accounts, was given to Mary of Burgundy in 1477 by her suitor Maximillian I of Austria. The original wedding ring diamonds were commissioned as a symbol of the unity between the two royal houses, but they have since come to symbolize the unity between two lovers. Many more engagement rings have been exchanged between royal couples since then, and the diamonds have only become larger and more elaborate.
Possibly the most famous royal diamonds engagement ring was that of Lady Diana, which was an 18 carat blue oval sapphire that was circled by fourteen wedding ring diamonds. Queen Elizabeth II accepted a diamonds engagement ring from Prince Phillip with wedding ring diamonds from his mother's tiara. One of the engagement rings that combined celebrity and royalty was Grace Kelly's from Prince Rainier of Monaco, which was a 12 carat emerald-cut diamonds engagement. Celebrity's engagement rings seem to get more and more elaborate as time goes by. One of the earliest decadent engagement rings was that of Elizabeth Taylor from her third husband, Michael Todd. It weighed almost 30 carats. Elvis gave Priscilla a 3.5 carat diamonds engagement ring that was circled by another 21 smaller diamonds and diamond chips. Michael Douglas gave Catherine Zeta-Jones a 10 carat antique marquise diamonds engagement ring estimated at almost $2 million. More recently, Madonna received from an antique Edwardian three-stone diamonds engagement ring from Guy Ritchie with a decorative platinum band.
Christina Aguilera received a $54,000 20-carat diamonds engagement ring designed by jeweler Stephen Webster from husband Jason Bratman. Whitney Houston's wedding ring diamonds may are lasting longer than her marriage to Bobby Brown did; she got a 4-carat oval-shaped center stone with practically trillions of wedding ring diamonds on the sides. Paris Hilton's short engagement to Greek billionaire heir Paris Latsis left her with some impressive would-be wedding ring diamonds - a $5 million 24 carat canary diamond ring and a $2.1 million 15 carat white diamond ring. Paris isn't the only one with two engagement rings; Britney Spears has two, as well. One she bought for herself, which was a mere $40,000 4-carat cushion-cut diamonds engagement ring with a platinum pave setting, and one that she received nine months after her marriage to Kevin Federline. She probably technically bought that one, too. For royals and celebrities, engagement rings without diamonds would be a travesty. Though the rings may often last longer than the marriages, the beauty of these elaborate diamonds engagement rings is still unsurpassed. For the rest of us, though, there are always the imitation varieties.
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