<p>If I were Kate Middleton, I don’t think I would want Di’s engagement ring. Of course, she is too young to remember the very young Shy Di, the happily ever after dreams we all had. It just makes me sad to see that ring again.</p>
<p>I would NOT want that ring!!</p>
<p>No, I would not want to wear that ring. Beautiful ring…bad karma. It symbolizes a promise not kept. I do understand why William would want Kate to wear it though…it belonged to his beloved mum!</p>
<p>Even though Princess Diana’s marriage was all wrong, I think William gave Kate that ring for the right reason. That ring was his mother’s. He was close to his mother, so it must be precious to him. Kate is precious to him. It will be worn by the 2 women he has loved.</p>
<p>That was my first thought too. But I have a feeling that William would not have given it to her unless he knew it would be ok with her. Maybe it is something very precious to him, and Kate may feel very honored to be receiving it because of that.</p>
<p>Watching William being interviewed yesterday I could see some of Diana’s expressions on his face. It was kind of eerie.</p>
<p>Yes, the ring honors his mother (& is beautiful!!).</p>
<p>He explained that it was a way of making sure his mother was there in spirit. </p>
<p>I would want it if he gave it to me. It obviously means so much to him that there is no way I could refuse it.</p>
<p>An interesting tidbit that was announced was he had to ask Harry for the ring. When she died they were allowed to retain only 1 personal momento, and he chose her Cartier tank watch, Harry chose the ring.</p>
<p>Personally, I would wear it. When I was newly engaged 20+ yrs ago, I remember my boss said, the engagement ring is truly the only piece of jewelry he will ever give you to explain the depth of his emotions. I think for him, he probably does not see the ring as bad karma, but more about his respect for his mother, and that he has that same depth of respect for her. People know he adored Diana, and that by connection of his adoration for Kate, he was giving a piece of his heart to her. </p>
<p>That being said, I liked it when he said in the interview, Kate is Kate, she will be wonderful as the future queen and never has to think about being compared to my Mum. To me that comment was a warning shot to the media, don’t bring up the past, we are the future.</p>
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<p>Well said.</p>
<p>How touching that he gave her Diana’s ring. It is a tangible symbol of his mother’s spiritual presence in his life.</p>
<p>I think the Ring could be symbolic to the Royal House besides being a Personal item. </p>
<p>A more Private ring that is from William and that could be worn daily is called for.</p>
<p>When I saw that ring on her hand I felt sad that he had given her a ring that came to mean little regarding the promise that it was to symbolize. I hope this beautiful young lady and the prince have a much happier marraige. Wishing them all of the love and happiness that a new couple deserves.</p>
<p>Maybe he should have given her the watch…</p>
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<p>I respectfully disagree. I am not superstitious at all and therefore don’t believe an object can carry “bad karma.” </p>
<p>What we might believe that an object “symbolizes” is irrelevant. It is what it means to those involved which is important. From all appearances, the ring only symbolizes good things for William, therefore I imagine Kate was thrilled to accept it for the spirit in which it was given.</p>
<p>It’s a lovely ring. I have a tiny replica that my DH gave me-the ring was all the rage at the time.</p>
<p>I would take a ring, no matter who it belong in a past. People who would refuse the ring must be joking. Ring is a ring, period, and this one must worth whole tons.</p>
<p>Have the ring re-worked into a necklace or something and then give to Kate as a gift the night before the wedding or something like that - but I agree, it’s a reminder to me of sad/tragic marriage. I would prefer my own ring. Then again, no one asked me to wear it. :)</p>
<p>I brought this question up at work yesterday and I was the only one who immediately thought him giving her the ring was awkward.</p>
<p>First of all I think that Harry is a very special brother to give up his only personal momento of his mother. Every piece of jewelry has history if it is passed down in a family. My mother wore her mother’s bracelet everyday of her life. My grandmother died of cancer, as did my mother. I am a cancer survivor (hopefully). Bad karma? No, life.</p>
<p>My guess is that William (I’m on first name terms with him I guess) wants to feel his mother’s presence, garner, in his mind, her approval for his choice, and continue the love that she gave him. </p>
<p>I would absolutely take the ring.</p>
<p>Agree with ellebud, what a wonderful thing for Harry to do for his brother.</p>
<p>As for the ring, I just looked it up, not realizing that the beautiful sapphire and diamond ring was the ENGAGEMENT ring.</p>
<p>I absolutely love this ring, always have, and I think William made an excellent choice. Any other ring would always be compared as “not as beautiful as …” Perhaps that is another reason he made the choice, so as not to make Kate feel she deserved something less than his mother had.</p>
<p>On a side note, I don’t know if Diana’s dresses are still on traveling exhibit, but I saw them in Houston five years ago, and truly enjoyed it.</p>
<p>I can see how some people might view it as a bad omen, but obviously William does not see it that way, and therefore Kate probably doesn’t, either. </p>
<p>He apparently proposed last month, but the announcement wasn’t made until yesterday for whatever reason. If Kate had felt uncomfortable about the ring, there was plenty of time to obtain another one before the public announcement. So I think we can assume that she looks at it the same way William does.</p>
<p>My guess is they both see it is a memento of all that was good & wonderful about his mother. Otherwise they would not have chosen to use that one.</p>
<p>I hope it kills the old man, though, seeing it worn on his daughter in law’s hand. What a jerk.</p>