Kate Middleton royal wedding coup! Duchess of Cambridge wins new crown as Meghan beaten
KATE, Duchess of Cambridge has won a new crown, beating Meghan Markle in the race for the most popular engagement ring this Valentine's Day.
Kate Middleton shows off engagement ring as she uses Lego
Kate's engagement ring is the most Googled royal ring in the UK - with more than five times the searches of all royal rings on the list. The ring, a 12-carat oval blue sapphire with a halo of diamonds, previously belonged to Princess Diana. The iconic ring is searched on average 32,400 times per year.
The Duchess of Sussex's engagement ring is the second most popular in the UK, bringing in 31,200 searchers per year.
Her ring - a six-carat, cushion cut diamond - was designed by Prince Harry himself, costing roughly £100,000.
It features a centre diamond from Botswana and two smaller diamonds from Princess Diana’s own collection.
But while Meghan's ring sits in second place in the UK rankings, it takes the top spot when it comes to Google searches worldwide.
Her ring pulls in around 20,000 searches per month globally - double the amount seen by the Duchess of Cambridge.
Prince Harry proposed to Duchess Meghan with the diamond ring in November 2017.
In the UK rankings, Princess Margaret takes the third spot in the list of most-searched-for engagement rings, with 8,400 searches per year.
Grace Kelly is fourth, with 7,200 per year.
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Meanwhile, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are in fifth and sixth place with 6,000 and 4,800 searches respectively.
A spokesperson for Design Bundles, which conducted the study, said that the data tells us "which royal ring might be most imitated" in the UK.
They said: "The Royal Family have the most enviable collection of engagement rings in the world.
"With few financial limits and a dazzling inheritance of stunning gems from all eras in history, many in the UK will look to the royals for inspiration when it comes to planning an engagement or proposing to their partner.
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"While the majority of loved-up couples will be unable to afford rings which stretch into hundreds of thousands of pounds, as is standard for members of the Royal Family, this data gives us a clear idea of which royal ring might be most imitated when it comes to cut, colour and choice of stone.
"Despite the fact that Meghan Markle’s engagement ring is the most Googled across the globe, Kate Middleton’s ring – formerly Princess Diana’s – reigns supreme in the UK, fetching the most searches every year."
Queen Elizabeth II's engagement ring is ranked eighth in the list.
It is googled roughly 4,200 times per year.
The ring features a three-carat, round-cut diamond centre stone, which was taken from the tiara of The Queen’s mother-in-law, Princess Alice of Battenburg.
The data was compiled by Design Bundles, ahead of Valentine's Day next week.