1. 74% of all brides receive a diamond engagement ring. Of these 60% are involved in picking out their engagement ring while 3% pick it out themselves.
2. The engagement ring is worn on the third finger of the left hand, as it is believed that it has the vein called vena amoris that runs directly to the heart.
3. The word diamond originates from the Greek equivalent of adamant as diamonds were supposed to be indestructible and strong. Diamond engagements ring is, therefore, considered as a depiction of an everlasting love.
4. Originally diamonds were gifted on the 75th anniversary, an occasion as rare as the stone, but the tradition changed to 60th anniversary when Queen Victoria celebrated her length of the reign as Diamond Jubilee.
5. The practice of exchanging engagement rings began when the Roman emperor Maxmillan I gave Mary of Burgundy a ring as an engagement present.
6. The smallest diamond engagement ring on record was given to two-year-old Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII. When she got engaged to the infant Dauphin of France, son of King Francis I, in 1518, a tiny gold ring, set with a valuable diamond, was fitted to her finger
7. In 1761, King George III first introduced the tradition of the "keeper," or guard ring. He presented a diamond band to his bride, Queen Charlotte. Today such rings continue their popularity as wedding bands or anniversary bands.
8. At a wedding in Persia, a ring was gifted to everyone who attended the wedding. To challenge this custom Prince Albert and Queen Victoria gave six dozen rings, to every guest at the wedding, with the Queen’s profile.
9. Priscilla Presley’s diamond engagement ring was of a stunning 3 ½ carat stone with a smaller row of detachable diamonds.
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