Diana's ring-is giving a ring with a tragic past a good idea? (marriage, love)
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you should probably look at the economy too, look how much that ring costs, its not like you can auction off Diana's ring either. William has to give Kate a nice ring because of who he is, but because of who he is the british tax payers believe they are paying for the ring and the wedding.
If you were the royal family would you hire a horse and carriage for the ceremony or use the horses and carriages you all ready own because everyone knows you have some of the nicest ones already? Why buy a new ring when there are so many for you to choose from?
PS William stated that giving Kate his mother's ring was a symbolic way to let Diana be there in the wedding and their lives together afterward
I think this is the best way to look at it. Besides, as the monarchy goes back for centuries, their treasury must be rife with artifacts from scandals and tragedies. Take a tour of the Tower of London and hear who was beheaded there and there and there, and who's buried willy-nilly under the chapel, and all kinds of sordid stuff. They're royalty and know how to deal with this stuff. I'm sure their crowns and the 80 different garters and badges and medals and stuff they wear have tragic pasts as well ... it's not like they just make a new one every time.
I think this is the best way to look at it. Besides, as the monarchy goes back for centuries, their treasury must be rife with artifacts from scandals and tragedies. Take a tour of the Tower of London and hear who was beheaded there and there and there, and who's buried willy-nilly under the chapel, and all kinds of sordid stuff. They're royalty and know how to deal with this stuff. I'm sure their crowns and the 80 different garters and badges and medals and stuff they wear have tragic pasts as well ... it's not like they just make a new one every time.
I'm glad you mentioned this--centuries of scandal and tragedy associated with the monarchy.
I suppose it is not an option for William to be 'estranged' from his father and stepmother or other members of his family.
I think it's an interesting choice and one that Kate probably had a say in.
Perhaps this is an opportunity for a potentially happy couple to give the ring a better future and redeem something from his parents' unhappy union. Plus recycling is a good thing.
How did he give it to her? "Here is my Mom's ring. They took it off her finger in the accident."
Nice.
Although it is thoughtful, to put such a meaning of having your Mom with you is creepy. I think she deserves her OWN special ring that is given to her by her future husband.
That's just me.
They should have buried Diana with HER ring on HER finger.
I highly doubt Diana was wearing that ring when she died. It's not an "everyday" ring. For all we know she gave it to William when she and Charles got divorced and it was in a safe until now.
The ring doesn't bother me. A lot of men give their brides their mother's ring. I see it as an honor. Would it be any different if Diana had died of cancer.........still tragic...........but a lot of people would still pass on the ring as a treasured family heirloom.
Now, getting married in the same church where Diana's buriel service was held.............THAT would bother me...........especially if I was William.
The ring is a memory of his mother in life, the church is a memory of his mother in death. As I was standing in that church, saying my vows, I couldn't help but have flashbacks of the funeral..........not something I would want on my wedding day.
Now, getting married in the same church where Diana's buriel service was held.............THAT would bother me...........especially if I was William.
He and Kate have two choices, basically: St. Paul's, where Charles and Diana were married, or Westminster Abbey, the other big church. Westminster Abbey is typically used for royal weddings (it's where Elizabeth II was married), and it's the site of all royal coronations. It's a very logical choice.
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