With his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles just weeks away, Prince Charles has finally stopped wearing the wedding ring he was given by Princess Diana. Well-wishers who turned out to see the heir to the throne as he continued his tour of the South Pacific this week noticed he had removed the gold band that was placed on his finger 24 years ago in St Paul's Cathedral.
Back home in Britain, meanwhile, his future wife has also stopped wearing the ring she received from ex-husband Andrew Parker Bowles. It is believed the couple made a joint decision to dispense with them after announcing their plans to marry.
The Prince of Wales previously removed the band after his divorce from Diana was finalised in August 1996, but he took to wearing it again after she lost her life in a car crash the following year. Ever since then the Prince of Wales has worn it on the little finger of his left hand, just beneath his signet ring.
Charles and Camilla are to make their vows in Windsor on April 8. The Guildhall will be getting an early dose of royal romance next Saturday, though, when Princess Michael presents her new book The Serpent and The Moon. She has recently completed work on the tome, which tells the story of the love triangle between King Henry II of France, his wife Catherine de Medici and his mistress Diane de Poitiers. |
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