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All the Times the British Royal Family Has Broken Tradition
Meghan Markle is attending the British royal family's Christmas festivities this year, but this won't be the only time the royal family has shunned protocol.
3. Princess Diana chooses her own engagement ring
Royal rule: Royals receive custom engagement rings.
An iconic fashionista, Princess Diana was anything but traditional. When Prince Charles proposed, she chose a 12-carat oval blue sapphire surrounded by 14 solitaire diamonds from a Garrard catalog. At the time, the press called the then 20-year-old’s ring the “commoner’s sapphire.” (Prince William proposed to Duchess Kate Middleton with the same ring.)
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