Meghan Markle flashes gift from Prince Harry that sends bold 'royal status reminder'

During her time at the Invictus Games with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle has been sporting a new distinct piece of jewellery – and it has been confirmed who bought it for her

Meghan Markle’s known for her love of jewellery – and the mystery over a new piece added to her collection has been solved.

Eagle-eyed fans had noticed that during her stint at the Invictus Games with Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex had been sporting a brand new signet ring on her pinky finger on her right hand.

Not only that but the ring appears to be engraved with the couple’s royal monogram that they unveiled when they married back in 2018. The logo is made up of cursive letters ‘H’ and ‘M. The logo is topped with a coronet with two cross pattées, four fleurs-de-lys and two strawberry leaves.

Royal watchers noticed Meghan wearing a new signet ring (
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It appears the ring features Harry and Meghan’s royal cypher (
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And now it has been revealed how it came to be in Meghan’s collection – and it turns out it was a gift from Harry himself. According to People magazine, the Duke bought his wife the ring as a gift for their sixth wedding anniversary last year and it was crafted by a private jeweller.

The royal emblem was used on their previous Sussex Royal website and social media accounts although it appears it was ditched from their stationery in favour of the Archewell logo several years ago. And royal expert and biographer Ingrid Seward says the new piece of jewellery is certainly sending a statement – especially to the Royal Family.

She told the Mirror : “Traditionally signet rings have a larger face than the one Meghan is wearing, but there is no reason why she can’t use her royal cypher on an article of jewellery. I don’t think it has any particular significance apart from the snob value of reminding people that she has a royal cypher.

“I think Meghan wants to be accepted by the firm for the sake of the children. The royal family must know she will never go away so the less fuss they make about what she does the less attention is focussed on her.”

The ring also appeared to be on Meghan’s hand during a video she posted on her Instagram account that gave a glimpse of her children as they made heart-shaped treats for Valentine’s Day.

Meghan shared the clip of herself cutting heart-shaped strawberries and preparing Valentine’s themed food alongside her children, with the song L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole.

The mother-of-two shows off her culinary skills, decorating pink snacks with her daughter Lilibet before carrying the plate outside, following her son Archie. Neither child’s face can be seen in the video, in keeping with the couple’s attempts to maintain their privacy.

A photo Meghan shared of her and Harry kissing to mark Valentine’s Day (
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Meghan’s pinky ring can be seen in the video she posted showing a glimpse of Archie and Lilibet (
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@meghan?Instagram)Meghan also marked Valentine’s Day by posting a photo on Instagram of her exchanging a kiss with Harry. She said: “Back home taking care of our babies, and missing my Valentine, as he continues on at the Invictus Games, changing lives and reminding all of us of the power of healing and resilience through these incredible veterans and their families. Beyond proud of my husband and what he’s created.”