According to the British Royal Family, in addition to participating in the design of the Britannia yacht, Prince Philip also designed an engagement ring for Queen Elizabeth II from his mother’s crown.
Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II have been happily married for 74 years. (Source: Getty Images) In a recent status on Twitter, the British Royal Family said, Prince Philip has always loved design work. In addition to overseeing and designing the Royal Yacht Britannia, he also designed an engagement ring and bracelet for Princess Elizabeth II (now Queen of England). Often the jewelry of the Royal family always has a story to celebrate. The ring Prince Philip used to propose to Queen Elizabeth II in 1947 was made from the tiara of his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, niece of Queen Victoria. Princess Alice, mother of Prince Philip. (Source: Getty Images) According to the Town and Coutry , in 1946, upon learning of her son’s intention to propose, Princess Alice gave Philip the tiara she had been given on her wedding day for him to use as a suitable ring for his fiancée. Prince Philip at that time collaborated with the famous London jeweler Philip Antrobus Ltd. to design your own 3-carat diamond ring surrounded by 10 smaller diamonds. The engagement ring has always been worn by Queen Elizabeth II. (Source: Getty Images) The diamonds themselves date back to the late Romanov dynasty. On her wedding day, Philip’s mother was presented with the tiara used on the wedding day of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsar Alexandra of Russia, the last rulers of the Russian Empire, who were also important persons. distantly related to her. Queen Elizabeth II wears an engagement ring and bracelet designed by Prince Philip. (Source: Getty Images) Not only that, Philip also chose the remaining diamonds in the crown to make a diamond bracelet to give as a wedding gift to Elizabeth II. The necklace was later gifted by the Queen to her granddaughter-in-law Kate Middleton. The Duchess of Cambridge wore the bracelet on her left hand during a reception for Chinese President Xi Jinping in October 2015. (Source: Getty Images) (according to Insider)
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