Prince William is known for gifting Kate Middleton some exquisite, not to mention sentimental, pieces of jewellery.
With three beautiful children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis together, the royal couple have a full house, and over the years Prince William has shown his love and admiration for Kate through some beautiful push-presents.
If you’re not quite sure what a push present is, it’s a unique gift that a partner or family gives to the mother to mark the occasion of her giving birth to their child.
So, what did Prince William give to the Princess of Wales? The Steven Stone team have taken a look…
Prince George
When Prince George was born in 2013, William reportedly gave Kate a sweet, sentimental gift – a limited edition teddy bear from Harrods from that year.
It has also been claimed he gave Kate a pendant with their new baby’s full name on it – George Alexander Louis – and a 0.23 carat diamond and 18ct white gold white gold ring from Annoushka, which cost around £1,200 at the time.
According to our Creative Director, Maxwell Stone, a new trend emerged when Prince William gifted Kate this beautiful necklace. Over the last decade, sentimental jewellery pieces have become increasingly popular and Steven Stone see a lot of requests for pieces with name engravings of children. A pendant like Kate’s is the perfect gift for a new mother as it creates a special bond between mother, father and their new baby.
At the same time, the Duchess of Cambridge was also seen wearing a new third ring on her wedding finger – a diamond eternity band. Our experts expect the eternity ring to have a value of around £1,500.
It was also rumoured that William reportedly gave his wife a diamond flower brooch, commissioned by his grandmother’s royal jewellers and featuring a pink stone, however, unfortunately we’ve yet to get a glimpse of the masterpiece, so are unable take a closer look.
Princess Charlotte
After the arrival of Princess Charlotte in 2015, Kate was seen wearing a beautiful pair of green amethyst and green tourmaline earrings, known to also be a push present. The earrings came from one of her favourite jewellery designers, Kiki McDonough, and have an estimated price tag of around £3,500.
Not many people have heard about green amethyst, most people automatically assume amethyst to only be a purple gemstone. However, you can also get amethyst in this stunning, soft, glistening green colour.
It is believed that green amethyst strengthens peace and calm, and brings generosity, growth, health, harmony, and stability, making the perfect stone for a new mother. The stone carries the same properties as purple amethyst, bringing energies of serenity and composure, and enhancing your ability to manage all responsibilities.
Green Tourmaline is also traditionally said to have some invigorating qualities. Crystal healers believe this is an excellent stone to use or wear to relieve chronic fatigue and exhaustion, providing beneficial influence to all things that live and grow.
Prince Louis
In 2018, royal fans went crazy over a reportedly new push present Kate recieved from William. At Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, and also to Wimbledon, Kate stepped out sporting an incredible citrine ring, which experts assumed was a new gift to honour the birth of Prince Louis.
According to Maxwell, the ring is more affordable than expected because citrine is a semi-precious stone, making it less rare than precious gemstones like rubies. He estimates the center stone to be around 6 to 7 carats with an intense color, valuing it at approximately £1,000 to £2,000.
Fittingly, Citrine crystals are also said to bring newborns intelligence, health, happiness, curiosity, confidence, and healing wisdom.
However, soon after the push present frenzy, fans spotted that the ring may not actually be a new piece of jewellery after all. Photographs from Kate’s 26th birthday pictured her wearing a very similar ring while out celebrating, so we can’t be 100% sure.
“To celebrate the birth of their first child, Prince George, Prince William gifted Kate several pieces of jewellery – including a beautiful necklace with their son’s full name engraved on it and a 0.23 carat diamond and 18ct white gold white gold ring from Annoushka, which cost around £1,200 at the time.
After the arrival of Princess Charlotte in 2015, Kate was seen wearing a beautiful pair of green amethyst and green tourmaline earrings, known to be a push present from William. The perfect stone for a new mother, green amethyst strengthens peace and calm, and brings generosity, growth, health, harmony and stability. Designed by Kiki McDonough, the earrings have an estimated price tag of around £3,500.
In 2018, royal fans went crazy over the push present that Kate received from William to honour the birth of Prince Louis – a citrine ring. Fittingly, citrine crystals are said to bring newborns intelligence, health, happiness, curiosity, confidence and healing wisdom. Though a beautiful ring, it’s more affordable than you might think as citrine is a semi precious stone, thus isn’t as rare as precious gemstones like rubies or sapphires. The centre stone looks to be around 6 to 7 carats and has an intense colour. With that in mind, it’s likely to be worth around £1,000 to £2,000 assuming the stone is high quality.”
maxwell stone, creative director, steven stone
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