The story behind Kate Middleton's engagement ring will melt your heart

It's quite romantic

When Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle, he made sure he created an engagement ring with a special meaning to it, and it turns out he's not the only romantic Royal to do this.

Let's look at the ring Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with, shall we? Arguably the most famous engagement ring in the world, we all know it was originally Princess Diana's. But do you know why Prince Charles picked that particular ring?

The sapphire surrounded by a cluster of diamonds was one of a few rings Prince Charles picked out for Diana from Royal jewellers House of Garrard, and she immediately fell in love with it.

But the design had a special meaning for Charles because it was inspired by a famous brooch that has been in the Royal family for decades: the one Queen Victoria wore on her wedding day to Prince Albert, which was also designed by the House of Garrard.

Claire Scott, who leads the design team at the jewellers, told The Telegraph, 'Prince Albert commissioned it before his marriage to Victoria in 1840, and presented it to his future bride as a wedding gift. Queen Victoria wore it on her dress when they married, as her "something blue"'.

In the interview he and Kate held after their engagement, Prince William said, 'It’s my mother’s engagement ring, and it’s very special to me, as Kate is very special to me now as well. It was only right the two were put together. It was my way of making sure mother didn’t miss out on today and the excitement and the fact that we’re going to spend the rest of our lives together.'

If that doesn't melt your heart, this (unconfirmed mind you) fact will; apparently, both William and Harry got to pick something that was their mother's, and it was Harry who picked the ring, though when he realised how much Kate meant to William, he decided to give it to him.

There's no way of knowing whether this is actually true, but the romantic in me is going with it.