On August 31, 1997, Prince William lost his mother, Lady Diana, in a terrible car accident in a tunnel in Paris. At just 15 years old, he saw his life turned upside down. In 2018, he spoke with emotion about his grief. “Shock is the biggest thing to deal with. (…) I still feel it personally more than 20 years after my mother’s deathit’s deep inside me. You tell yourself that it’s passing, that it can’t last that long, but it can!”he declared during his visit to a center treating patients with depression and mental disorders.
Particularly moved, the Prince of Wales added:
“You can never move on from such a huge, incredible moment in your life. It never goes away, you just learn to live with it.”. In October 2010, during a private vacation in Kenya, Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton, and gave her a magnificent ring for the occasion. “This is my mother’s engagement ringso she is very special to me.”he told journalist Tom Bradby.
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Prince William is particularly worried
Questioned about this choice, the eldest son of Charles III added: “As Kate is also very dear to me, it was only fitting that the two were reunited. It was my way of ensuring that my mother would not miss the day, the excitement and the fact that we will spend the rest of our life together”. In November 2017, it was after a little over a year of relationship that Prince Harry asked to get engaged to Meghan Markle. So he offered him a ring set with two diamonds from his late mother’s collectionLady Diana.
Over the past few months, the Duchess of Sussex has been seen without her ring at several events. According to some sources,
this one would be “under repair”.
Thursday October 3, 2024, for New Idea magazine, a source assured that Prince William would be worried about knowing where his late mother’s precious stones are. Indeed, the ring seems to have ‘disappeared’.
Prince William, “always protective” of Lady Diana’s legacy
For New Idea, this source explained: “It’s safe to say this set off alarm bells at the Palace. Prince William made it known through mutual friends that he wanted to know what was going on. Not knowing where they are located is disturbing for William“.
Finally, it was stated that the Prince of Wales was
“always protective” of the heritage of Lady Diana and that her jewelry was considered part
“important” of this heritage. To conclude, this source clarified that the memories he has of her wearing each piece “will never disappear”.
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