Meghan Markle wears Princess Diana's classic Cartier watch at Germany event (2024)

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Meghan Markle wears Princess Diana's classic Cartier watch at Germany event? ›

Meghan, 42, looked chic in a floral designer dress by Oscar De La Renta - and even paid homage to Princess Diana by sporting a watch once owned by the late royal. The elegant accessory, which Meghan has worn on many occasions, is the gold tank Francaise watch by Cartier.

The backstory of Diana's Française carries extra meaning for royal fans, not only because of the princess's affection for it, but because the piece was eventually inherited by Diana's youngest son, Prince Harry.

Meghan Markle has released a new photo of herself wearing Princess Diana's old watch to announce a podcast deal just hours after the couple launched their new website Sussex.com.

Harry later gave the watch to his own bride, Meghan Markle, who is herself a longtime fan of the style.

The watch has not been estimated in value, but is considered priceless by many fans of the late princess. The Tank Française model retails for $22,300.

Kate Middleton, The duch*ess of Cambridge has been wearing her 'Ballon Bleu de Cartier' watch since 2014.

Princess Diana was wearing a ring given to her by Dodi Al Fayed when she died - but they were not going to marry, her former butler Paul Burrell discloses in a new book.

After the princess' death, most of her personal jewelry was inherited by her two sons Princes William and Harry, with pieces loaned to her during her lifetime being returned to Queen Elizabeth II, where they are most likely to have been inherited by King Charles in 2022.

Cartier Tank Francaise Watch-Meghan Markle.

Meghan Markle dazzled in Princess Diana's £18,000 Cartier watch in new photos to promote her podcast. The duch*ess of Sussex posed in the timeless keepsake as she relaunched her podcasts. Meghan looked glam as she showed off the stunning gold watch that belonged to her late mother-in-law Diana.

Why did Princess Diana wear two watches? ›

But she didn't double up in order to keep track of multiple time zones—per the British news outlet, one of the watches was hers, while the other belonged to Charles, and she wore his timepiece "as a tribute to him and to wish him luck in the match." So sweet!

One of the rings was from the Repossi collection named "Dis Moi Oui," which translates to "Tell Me Yes" in English. Roulet told Operation Paget investigators that Fayed did not tell him which rings to pick from Repossi but that he chose them himself on the understanding that one would be a selected as a gift for Diana.

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The Queen Consort seems inseparabale from her Cartier watch, which she wears daily. Her watch is Cartier Tank Francaise Midsize Yellow Gold with a black strap.

Before her untimely death, the Princess wrote a "letter of wishes" that stated: " I would like you to allocate all my jewellery to the share to be held by my sons, so that their wives may, in due course, have it or use it. I leave the exact division of the jewellery to your discretion."

After the princess' death, most of her personal jewelry was inherited by her two sons Princes William and Harry, with pieces loaned to her during her lifetime being returned to Queen Elizabeth II, where they are most likely to have been inherited by King Charles in 2022.

Who inherited Princess Diana's jewellery? After her death, Diana's sons Prince William and Prince Harry were left three-quarters of her £21 million estate — with the other quarter going to her 17 godchildren. In a special "letter of wishes", Diana explained that she was leaving her jewellery to her sons' future wives.

While Diana wore a few Chanel pieces in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Diana later turned away Chanel looks because of their logo. For those that don't know, the Chanel logo is of two interlocking Cs, and Diana reportedly said the logo reminded her of Charles and Camilla's names.