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The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, is reportedly wearing Lady Diana’s expensive gold watch, which Prince William chose to keep after his mother’s sad death.
Princess Diana left some of her incredible jewelry collection to her children after her tragic death in August 1997, the young royals had the opportunity to select a specific piece to keep.
Prince William chose Diana’s gold watch and Prince Harry chose his mother’s engagement ring. But now, Meghan Markle is seen wearing that special watch, leaving royal fans in doubt as to how he got the watch.
Meghan has used it on several occasions. The most recent was at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit on September 29.
“Clearly, although it was not what he originally selected as a special keepsake, Diana’s watch is something that has great meaning for Harry,” one news outlet claimed, citing the source.
Her father John, Earl Spencer, reportedly gave the watch to Diana as a gift for her 21st birthday.
In late 1997, just before their first Christmas without their mother, Harry and William visited Princess Diana’s apartment at Kensington Palace. In the 2017 Amazon documentary The Diana Story, her butler Paul Burrell revealed that Harry wanted to keep her mother’s engagement ring.
Burrell recalled that William actually chose first. He was 15 at the time and asked for the gold Cartier Tank watch. Princess Diana owned several watches. But the 18-karat yellow gold watch was his favorite.
Burrell revealed that Harry told him the reason for his choice. “I remember when I took Mom’s hand when I was a child and that ring always hurt because it was so big.”
When Harry and Meghan announced their engagement in 2017, they sat down for an engagement interview with the BBC. This gave royal fans a chance to see Meghan’s engagement ring for the first time. And Harry explained in detail how he created the special jewelry piece.
