Secondhand engagement rings

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I'm not surprised. Why should Cunard build a replacement for a competitor's ship?

Oh well done, didn't think of that myself!

On the other hand, didn't the Spirit of Free Enterprise get dragged back upright, hosed down and put back into service somewhere under a new name?

 

[661-Pete]

Oh well done, didn't think of that myself!

On the other hand, didn't the Spirit of Free Enterprise get dragged back upright, hosed down and put back into service somewhere under a new name?

Ahem. "Herald", not "Spirit". And no. It was re-floated but never went back into service, eventually it went for scrap. There was a "Spirit" sister ship but it was re-named - all the "free enterprise" bits were dropped.

 

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Ahem. "Herald", not "Spirit". And no. It was re-floated but never went back into service, eventually it went for scrap. There was a "Spirit" sister ship but it was re-named - all the "free enterprise" bits were dropped.

Ah, sorry, my mistake.

 

[surfdude]

i thought dodi al fyrad was the last person to put his finger in dianas ring

 

[buggi]

Me and my mum had this discussion.

On one hand, Will loved his mum and it's probably his way of having her close to his wedding.

HOWEVER, it's a bit weird because, as said, the ring was bought by a man who never loved his mother and the marriage didn't last. Rings are usually passed on when there's a lot of love attached to them, ie. your grandmother and grandpa whose marriage lasted all their life etc.

This ring basically has a bad history, and after some debate me and mum both came to the same conclusion... he should have had it melted down and given it to her in some other form, ie. a necklace, and bloody got his wallet out and given her a corker of a sparkly solitaire.

Tight git.

 

[Fnaar]

Blimey, its not like the ring's infected with bad luck in any way... just a ring belonging to his dead mother... end of story really.

 

[Aperitif]

That's a bit harsh isn't it? He probably wishes she'd bugger off and retire, but I reckon he's rather fond of the old girl!

Yes, quite.

 

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There's a nice round-up of royal wedding souvenirs in the Grauniad today - I was particularly taken with the Royal Crown Derby set:

I'm disappointed. No Crown Derby commemmorative bone china Sea King Helicopter!

 

[Black Sheep]

I don't want this to be yet another royal wedding tirade, but I'm puzzled by Wills use of his mother's engagement ring. Take the situation away from its royal context, and is it right to use your Mum's engagement ring, if it was given to her by a man who never loved her and probably ended up hated her?

And how do women feel if their bloke used such a ring?

The engagement ring that I proposed with and my wife wears today (only a year on from our wedding) was her grandmothers, the wedding rings were new.

Her grandmother died when she was still young but she was very close to her grandfather who passed away a year before we met. I knew she wasn't fussed about a new engagement ring so, while she was out of her room (uni student house) I replaced the ring from where it was hidden with a note that simply said "oi nosey" a couple of days before taking her away to propose - she never found the note as she didn't look for the ring.

I imagine it's different in every case. Plenty of people have inherited engagement rings passed down the family, and I assume it's the attachment William feels to his mother that matters, not how the marriage ended.

Personally, if a chap wanted to give me a ring with that sort of meaning to him, I'd be happy enough, if he meant enough to me to marry. My only issue personally would be if I didn't like it - I'm not into big flashy stones myself. I don't think the history of it would matter so much.

Surely, with the engagement ring, its what it means to william and the promise of marriage he's making to kate?

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I can understand (if it's correct) that it's important to Willy because his mom can't be there and this is a part of her. Sentimental, but this might outweigh the other issues about the ring.
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as above, i don't see issues with using the ring, it's now what will and kate make of it

Well then what he could of done is had the stone re-set in a different ring which would still have the link to his mother without the direct reminder.

but that wouldn't be his mother's ring

Me and my mum had this discussion.

On one hand, Will loved his mum and it's probably his way of having her close to his wedding.

HOWEVER, it's a bit weird because, as said, the ring was bought by a man who never loved his mother and the marriage didn't last. Rings are usually passed on when there's a lot of love attached to them, ie. your grandmother and grandpa whose marriage lasted all their life etc.

This ring basically has a bad history, and after some debate me and mum both came to the same conclusion... he should have had it melted down and given it to her in some other form, ie. a necklace, and bloody got his wallet out and given her a corker of a sparkly solitaire.

Tight git.

surely those sentements are that of a wedding ring and not an engagement ring?

the wedding ring is the one that symbolises the marraige, is a sign of commitment to the other etc, thus your point would be valid about using his mother's wedding ring, but not so much the engagement ring.

 

[661-Pete]

Perhaps the Ring has this inscription on it?

(apologies to non-Tolkien buffs)