That’s selfless, kind, and exactly who Diana was.” 'His one thing he kept from his mother, he gave to his brother. 'Harry gave up his precious treasure,' said Burrell. William accepted his brother's generous offer. In late 2010, William broke the news to his brother that he was about to propose to his long-time girlfriend, Kate.Īccording to Burrell, Harry said to his brother, 'Wouldn’t it be fitting if she had mummy’s ring? Then one day that ring will be sat on the throne of England.'

that ring always hurt me because it was so big.'ĭiana's ring, which consisted of 14 diamonds surrounding a 12-carat oval blue Ceylon sapphire, would remain in Harry's possession for the next 12-plus years. Then Harry picked the sapphire ring, telling Burrell at the time, 'I remember when I held mummy's hand when I was a small boy. Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, revealed in an Amazon Prime documentary The Diana Story that William went first and picked the Cartier watch his mom received as a 21st birthday present from her father. You see, after their mom died tragically in 1997, the boys, then 15 and 12, were given an opportunity to select a keepsake from Diana's possessions. Only recently, however, we've learned that Prince William's sapphire ring proposal was made possible by the selfless act of his younger brother, Prince Harry. At the time, the prince said that popping the question with that ring was “my way of making sure my mother didn’t miss out on today and the excitement.' Back in October 2010, Prince William famously proposed to Kate Middleton with the distinctive sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring once worn by his late mother, Princess Diana.

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