Welsh Gold mine that made Diana's ring reopens after nearly 20 years

Kritter · January 05, 2018, 11:57:40 AM

Welsh Gold mine that made Diana's ring reopens | Daily Mail Online

QuoteThe Welsh gold mine that produced Princess Diana?s wedding ring is set to reopen after nearly 20 years.

The Clogau St David?s mine in North Wales produced three generations of Royals? rings but closed in 1998 as the gold ran out.

Backers now believe there may be lucrative areas to be explored.

Duch_Luver_4ever · January 05, 2018, 02:05:13 PM

Brings up an interesting question, in addition to Diana's engagement ring, did Kate also get Diana's wedding band?

TLLK · January 06, 2018, 08:05:52 PM

AFAIK she did not but a new ring was created from Welsh gold sourced from other mines.

Duch_Luver_4ever · January 06, 2018, 10:20:59 PM

Makes you wonder what happened to her wedding band?

TLLK · January 06, 2018, 10:27:22 PM

I would imagine that William and Harry have it among their possessions.

Duch_Luver_4ever · January 07, 2018, 01:02:55 AM

Odd that they didnt go to Kate as a set

TLLK · January 07, 2018, 01:29:12 AM

Well with William using the engagement ring, IMO it would be better if Harry's bride received the wedding band or could choose to use it in another way. :)

Kritter · January 07, 2018, 01:36:23 AM

Harry should not give that ring to his bride anymore than William should have given Kate the ring of doom.

Duch_Luver_4ever · January 07, 2018, 01:50:57 AM

AFAIK Meghan is having a wedding band made for her with the welsh gold from scratch. As for giving the ring to Kate, its complex, I think as time goes on, ppl feel, myself included that its a relic of a cursed marriage. But at the time, ppl were still smarting over Diana gone, and with William being the first to marry, ppl naturally thought about how nice it would have been for her to see it, so I think it was a way to give a nod to her.

Even I have to admit when I see it on her sometimes its a happy reminder, other times it makes me long for the original owner to still have it, so like a lot of things Diana, its not cut and dried.

Curryong · January 07, 2018, 02:29:48 AM

I understand why William gave Kate his mother's ring, but I really wish he hadn't. I'm not terribly superstitious about possessions like jewellery, but for me that ring is such a symbol of hopes crushed, of spurned love, and longterm misery and anguish, that it's just tainted in my eyes I'm afraid.

As for Diana's wedding band I'm sure I read somewhere that Charles had it after her death and wore it on his pinky until he married again.

TLLK · January 07, 2018, 02:30:50 AM

@Curryong-Interesting information regarding Diana's wedding band. Thank you for sharing it.

Duch_Luver_4ever · January 07, 2018, 08:52:19 PM

Quote from: Curryong on January 07, 2018, 02:29:48 AM
I understand why William gave Kate his mother's ring, but I really wish he hadn't. I'm not terribly superstitious about possessions like jewellery, but for me that ring is such a symbol of hopes crushed, of spurned love, and longterm misery and anguish, that it's just tainted in my eyes I'm afraid.

As for Diana's wedding band I'm sure I read somewhere that Charles had it after her death and wore it on his pinky until he married again.

That sounds familiar @Curryong as I recall it was a mixed reaction to him wearing it. Could it be that his grinch like heart had a faint touch of guilt over how things turned out, or was it a PR stunt from the land of Bolland? I remember that whole Charles the widower foolishness they tried to spin.