Kate Middleton altered her engagement ring and no one knew

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Penny Goldstone
By Penny Goldstone
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A couple of years ago Meghan Markle made headlines when it was revealed she had changed her engagement ring at some point after her wedding.

She used to have a trio of diamonds set on a plain gold band, which she later upgraded to a diamond band. It turns out she's not the only royal to do so.

Before her, Princess Diana altered her own engagement ring, changing the setting around her sapphire from 8 prongs to 14, in all likelihood to make it more sturdy.

Now one change you might not have noticed because it's not apparent to the naked eye, is the change in Kate Middleton's ring. It is not immediately apparent, due to the change being on the inside of the band.

You see when Prince William proposed, although the ring looked beautiful on Catherine's finger, it kept sliding and twisting around as it was slightly too big for her.

So the couple asked crown jeweller G. Collins and Sons to resize the ring for her. They did so by adding small platinum beads inside the band, so it would fit more snuggly on her finger.

It's unclear why they didn't resize the band itself, but it may have to do with the intricate design of the ring. Either way, it's now the perfect fit.

Penny Goldstone
Penny Goldstone

Penny Goldstone is the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire, covering everything from catwalk trends to royal fashion and the latest high street and Instagram must-haves.

Penny grew up in France and studied languages and law at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris before moving to the UK for her MA in multimedia journalism at Bournemouth University. She moved to the UK permanently and has never looked back (though she does go back regularly to stock up on cheese and wine).

Although she's always loved fashion - she used to create scrapbooks of her favourite trends and looks, including Sienna Miller and Kate Moss' boho phase - her first job was at MoneySavingExpert.com, sourcing the best deals for everything from restaurants to designer sales.

However she quit after two years to follow her true passion, fashion journalism, and after many years of internships and freelance stints at magazines including Red, Cosmopolitan, Stylist and Good Housekeeping, landed her dream job as the Digital Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK.

Her favourite part of the job is discovering new brands and meeting designers, and travelling the world to attend events and fashion shows. Seeing her first Chanel runway IRL at Paris Fashion Week was a true pinch-me moment.

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