A huge part of Meghan Markle's engagement ring is from Botswana!
Updated | By East Coast Breakfast
Watch this touching video as Prince Harry explains the significance of Meghan Markle's engagement ring.
It’s official! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are engaged and her engagement ring has the sweetest significance to Harry, which goes back to his first visit to Africa.
Prince Harry proposed to Meghan with a custom three-stone diamond ring with a meaningful message behind it - two of the stones are from his late mother Princess Diana‘s personal collection, while the other stone is from Botswana.
Read: Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle over roast chicken
Harry's first visit to Botswana was in 1997, straight after his mum died, and ever since he's considered it his second home.
"My dad told my brother and me we were going to Africa to get away from it all," reported onairwithryan.iheart.com.
Watch the touching video below of Harry talking about the ring and his fiancée:
Meghan Markle shows her engagement ring which has stones from Princess Diana’s jewellery collection - “I’m sure she’s with us" #royalwedding pic.twitter.com/SXYby82lU9
— BuzzFeed UK (@BuzzFeedUK) November 27, 2017
FIRST LOOK: Prince Harry presented @meghanmarkle with a three-stone engagement ring. One diamond is from Botswana, the other two are from Princess Diana's personal collection. pic.twitter.com/efrMBxhUWh
— ProfessionalJeweller (@PJeweller) November 27, 2017
Meghan Markle's engagement ring was designed by Prince Harry and is composed of a trio of diamonds.
— Good Morning America (@GMA) November 27, 2017
The center stone is from Botswana and the two surrounding it are from Princess Diana's collection. pic.twitter.com/SHb6LIHkZR
The couple will tie the knot in Spring 2018 and will live in Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace!
Read: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle make first appearance as an engaged couple
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