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Diamond? Sapphire? Emerald? Ruby? When it comes time to choose the ring he intends for the one of his heart, the fiancé is overcome with doubt when faced with the range of choices available to him. The diamond remains a sure value, a symbol of eternity. “Marie de Bourgogne, daughter of Charles the Bold, would have been the first to receive a ring adorned with a diamond from her future husband, Archduke Maximilian of Austria, in 1477,” says our colleague Thomas Pernette in his Manual of Royal Survival and Good Manners. “Sapphire is also very appreciated. A symbol of sincerity and loyalty, it brings happiness to the wearer. Only opal has a bad reputation: its changing reflections are said to be synonymous with inconstancy…”
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When he got down on one knee in front of Mary Donaldson, Crown Prince Frederik probably also wondered if his beauty would be charmed by the jewel taken out of its case, as if by magic. Especially since Margrethe II’s son wanted to use symbols by offering a ring… representing the Danish flag! Created by goldsmith John Rørvig, it is…
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