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‘The little diamonds either side are from my mother's jewellery collection, to make sure that she's with us on this crazy journey together,’ Harry revealed about the engagement ringDANIEL LEAL/Getty Images
At the time, Harry said: ‘The ring is obviously yellow gold because that's [Meghan's] favourite and the main stone itself I sourced from Botswana, and the little diamonds either side are from my mother's jewellery collection, to make sure that she's with us on this crazy journey together.’
‘It's incredibly special to be able to have this [ring], which sort of links where you come from and Botswana, which is important to us. It's perfect.’
The ring initially had a plain, gold band crafted by Cleave & Company, the late Queen Elizabeth's regular jeweller – but in 2019, Meghan refreshed the design by replacing it with a thin, micro-pavé band instead, coinciding with both the couple’s first wedding anniversary and the birth of their son, Prince Archie. At this point, Meghan also added an eternity ring to her stack, adorned with some very symbolic gems hidden on the underside: her birthstone (peridot) as well as the birthstones of Prince Harry (emerald) and Prince Archie (sapphire). As engagement ring specialist Neil Dutta told Country & Town House: ‘The addition of the pavé diamonds could be seen as representing the many facets of their new life together, while the hidden birthstones speak to the private, family-focused side of their relationship.’
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