The Wanted star Nathan Sykes has announced his engagement to long-term girlfriend Charlotte Burke.
The singer confirmed the news on Instagram last night, alongside images of the moment that Charlotte accepted his proposal during the couple’s holiday in St. Lucia. The romantic proposal took place on the same Caribbean beach that Charlotte’s parents had married on – making the occasion all the more poignant.
Though it wasn’t just the setting that was poignant – according to engagement ring experts at Steven Stone, there’s a lot of sentiment behind the design of the sparkler.
Our leading diamond specialist, Zack Stone has revealed everything you need to know.
Nathan opted for a three stone ring for Charlotte, which is a particularly poignant choice as three stone rings are often referred to as a past present and future ring — one stone for your past, one stone for your present, and one stone for your future.
The ring features an oval cut centre diamond – one of the most brilliant and sparkly diamond shapes – flanked by diamond side stones.
Oval cut diamonds represent uniqueness and individuality, as well as pushing boundaries while still respecting and honoring tradition. They’re a particularly popular cut amongst celebrities, with 34% of celebrities choosing oval cut engagement rings this year – including Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards, who received 6 carat an oval cut diamond engagement ring worth £100,000 from footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back in June
Our experts estimate the ring to be worth £20,000. After pricing up all this year’s celebrity pieces for our 2022 Celebrity Engagement Trend Report, we can determine that the average cost of an A-List engagement ring is a jaw-dropping is £380,466 – making Charlotte’s one of the least valuable celebrity engagement rings of the year. Though money isn’t everything and what the sparkler lacks in value, it more than makes up for in sentiment.
“Taking place on the beach where Charlotte’s parents were married, Nathan’s proposal was incredibly poignant and romantic – and so was his choice of ring.
Nathan opted for a three stone engagement ring. This is a particularly poignant choice as in the past, they were often referred to as a past present and future ring — one stone for your past, one stone for your present, and one stone for your future.
The central stone of the ring is an oval cut diamond, which is a popular cut amongst celebrities due to their long, elegant shape that gives a sublime amount of sparkle – Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards recently received an oval cut diamond engagement ring from footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
I’d estimate Charlotte’s ring to be worth approximately £20,000.“
ZACK STONE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, STEVEN STONE
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