Queen Mathilde of Belgium, 49, has been married to King Philippe of Belgium since 1999. She was presented with a ruby engagement ring which can be seen from pictures in the early years of her marriage. However she does not usually wear this ring anymore, and only brings it out for special occasions.
Philippe had commissioned the ring from a Belgian jewellery firm, Wolfers.
It features a dark red Burmese ruby set in gold and surrounded by a halo of diamonds.
There are additional diamonds on the side of the band, giving the ring a “vintage feel” the Court Jeweller claims.
The Burmese ruby look draws many comparisons to Sarah Ferguson’s ring from Prince Andrew.
When wearing the ring, Mathilde will wear it on her left hand, as she did in Paris in October 2012.
She also wore the ring on her hand during the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in Amsterdam in April 2013.
The large oval ruby surrounded by diamonds is on-trend with style nowadays.
Coloured diamonds and gemstones are very popular, as is the colour red which symbolises love.
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She only has three rings: her wedding ring, her engagement ring and the sapphire ring King Philippe gave her to celebrate their 10-year wedding anniversary.
Besides those three rings, she barely wears any other piece of jewellery.
She is hardly ever seen with a necklace and her choice of earrings is always very subtle.
Queen Mathilde will never be seen without her wedding ring, but only wears her engagement ring on official occasions, which is why it is not so well known.
Nevertheless, this ring is considered to be one of the most beautiful royal engagement rings.
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