Meghan Markle’s wedding bling in full … from Queen Mary’s priceless tiara and a £120k engagement ring to Cartier diamond bracelet worth at least £136k
Meghan Markle's jewellery included bespoke creations
HE put another ring on it, but Meghan’s new wedding band isn’t the only bit of bling she wore today.
Let’s start at the top.
The tiara Meghan wore is straight out of the Queen’s jewellery vault.
It was made for Queen Mary in 1932 and features a detachable brooch at the centre, which dates back from 1893.
The historic piece is rarely seen, and was last worn by Princess Margaret in 1965 – and is considered priceless.
Her earrings and bracelet were from luxury French jewellers Cartier.
The studs are from the Galanterie collection, and are made from 18k white gold, set with brilliant-cut diamonds – with a price tag that can reach into six figures.
The bracelet was custom made for Meghan, and is from the Reflection collection.
A similar bracelet on the website, featuring diamonds and white gold, costs £136,000.
Her engagement ring, which Prince Harry designed, is set with three diamonds selected from Princess Diana’s collection.
Who are Cleave and Company?
CLEAVE and Company jewellers are one of the most exclusive in the country.
Their office address is even 1 Buckingham Palace – and you can’t get posher neighbours than that.
The company specialises in catering to royalty and government heads, and crafted both Meghan’s engagement ring and their wedding bands.
They also make medals and state gifts – but their director Stephen Connelly stated that they will not be making replica’s of Meghan’s engagement ring.
He said back in December, “If you want a ring, then we’ll design you a different one.”
While David Thomas batted away requests for pricing up the engagement ring, saying, “Jewellers are like doctors: we never discuss our patients.”
It was crafted by British jewellers Cleave and Company and the central diamond is from Botswana, it’s estimated to be worth £120,000.
Meghan’s wedding ring is a plain band made of Welsh yellow gold, also made by Cleave and Company – the official royal jewellers.
While Prince Harry is breaking tradition by also wearing a wedding ring, as male members of the royal family usually don’t – a platinum band with a textured finish.
We take a look at the first glimpse of Meghan’s dress.
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And here’s their incredible £50k wedding cake.