• Pop star Lady Gaga unveiled her engagement ring on Instagram on Valentine’s Day last year, and in typical Valentine’s style, it was heart-shaped. The six-carat jewel is rumoured to have cost up to Dh 2 million. Anthony Harvey / Getty Images
    Pop star Lady Gaga unveiled her engagement ring on Instagram on Valentine’s Day last year, and in typical Valentine’s style, it was heart-shaped. The six-carat jewel is rumoured to have cost up to Dh 2 million. Anthony Harvey / Getty Images
  • Elizabeth Taylor’s engagement ring from Richard Burton featured an enormous 33.19-carat centre stone with two tapered baguette diamonds on either side. After her death, it sold at a 2011 Christie’s auction, for Dh32 million. Express Newspapers / Hulton Archive / Getty Images
    Elizabeth Taylor’s engagement ring from Richard Burton featured an enormous 33.19-carat centre stone with two tapered baguette diamonds on either side. After her death, it sold at a 2011 Christie’s auction, for Dh32 million. Express Newspapers / Hulton Archive / Getty Images
  • Jay Z gave Beyoncé this 18-carat ring in 2007, after the couple had been secretly dating for a number of years. The dazzling emerald-cut ring cost a little more than Dh18 million. Michael Loccisano / Getty Images / AFP
    Jay Z gave Beyoncé this 18-carat ring in 2007, after the couple had been secretly dating for a number of years. The dazzling emerald-cut ring cost a little more than Dh18 million. Michael Loccisano / Getty Images / AFP
  • When photos of the massive engagement ring that Jennifer Anniston received from Justin Theroux were first leaked, spectators marvelled at the sheer size of it, many claiming that it pales in comparison to the ring she had got from ex-husband Brad Pitt. It’s estimated to be 8-10 carats, and worth around Dh3.5 million. Jag Gundu / Getty Images / AFP
    When photos of the massive engagement ring that Jennifer Anniston received from Justin Theroux were first leaked, spectators marvelled at the sheer size of it, many claiming that it pales in comparison to the ring she had got from ex-husband Brad Pitt. It’s estimated to be 8-10 carats, and worth around Dh3.5 million. Jag Gundu / Getty Images / AFP
  • Weighing precisely 10.47 carats, the Cartier ring presented to Grace Kelly by Prince Rainer III of Monaco in 1956 flaunted an emerald-cut diamond with diamond baguette flanks, and is valued at almost Dh16 million today. Everett / REX Shutterstock
    Weighing precisely 10.47 carats, the Cartier ring presented to Grace Kelly by Prince Rainer III of Monaco in 1956 flaunted an emerald-cut diamond with diamond baguette flanks, and is valued at almost Dh16 million today. Everett / REX Shutterstock
  • Valued at approximately Dh7.4 million, Blake Lively’s ring with a rare 7-carat pink oval diamond with a rose gold and pave diamond setting was custom-created by Ryan Reynolds. Joel Ryan / Invision / AP
    Valued at approximately Dh7.4 million, Blake Lively’s ring with a rare 7-carat pink oval diamond with a rose gold and pave diamond setting was custom-created by Ryan Reynolds. Joel Ryan / Invision / AP
  • While it’s not Mariah Carey’s first blinding ring, the 35-carat emerald-cut diamond ring presented to her by Australian billionaire fiancé is certainly superior – in size, that is, and reportedly cost around Dh37 million. Jason LaVeris / Getty Images
    While it’s not Mariah Carey’s first blinding ring, the 35-carat emerald-cut diamond ring presented to her by Australian billionaire fiancé is certainly superior – in size, that is, and reportedly cost around Dh37 million. Jason LaVeris / Getty Images
  • Enrique Iglesias gave a rather unconventional, but breathtakingly beautiful ring to Anna Kournikova, featuring an 11-carat pink pear-cut diamond, which cost around Dh9 million. Carlo Allegri / Getty Images / AFP
    Enrique Iglesias gave a rather unconventional, but breathtakingly beautiful ring to Anna Kournikova, featuring an 11-carat pink pear-cut diamond, which cost around Dh9 million. Carlo Allegri / Getty Images / AFP

A look at the most impressive engagement rings in history

Hafsa Lodi

April 13, 2016

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From Kate Middleton’s 12-carat Ceylon blue sapphire ring and Lady Gaga’s heart-shaped one to the iconic engagement rings worn by Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly, here’s a look at some of the most famous women and their symbolic jewels.

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