The Irish Mail on Sunday

Posh parades her fourteen blingtasti­c engagement rings

What IS she trying to tell you, David?

- By Daisy Collingwoo­d

FOR most women, it is something to treasure for life – an eternal reminder of the day that two become one.

But for Victoria Beckham, it seems, the ring on her engagement finger is a more temporary affair.

The singer-turned-designer has updated hers an astonishin­g 13 times since footballer husband David first proposed with a £65,000 marquise-cut diamond in 1998.

While their relationsh­ip has stood the test of time, the original ring has failed to make the distance for a dedicated fashionist­a who prefers her left ring finger to be every bit as up-to-date as her clothes.

Last week Victoria, 44, was seen at Paris Fashion Week with yet another ring: a £120,000 square-cut yellow diamond set on a platinum pavé band.

It appeared just weeks after the couple were forced to deny rumours of a divorce, which were described by their representa­tives as ‘laughable and embarrassi­ng’.

The latest addition brings the combined value of the collection to around £8.9m, according to Tim Belson of Hatton Garden’s Prestige Valuations. One 17ct Chopard diamond sported by the former Spice Girl in 2008 has been valued at £2m alone.

Another set David back £700,000 – a pink-champagne diamond halo ring to celebrate Victoria’s 30th birthday in 2004.

‘They are incredibly beautiful, timeless pieces which have been very much in fashion at the time she got them,’ Mr Belson added.

A friend of the Beckhams confirmed that David, 43, has always been generous.

‘He doesn’t buy Victoria a ring every few years, but he’s treated her to some of them,’ she said, adding that Victoria had stumped up for the rest.

Here we lift the lid on one of the most valuable jewellery boxes in showbusine­ss...

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 ??  ?? Four years after the couple’s star-studded Dublin wedding, Victoria tried out the first of many lavish upgrades: a central emerald-cut diamond with tapering baguette stones, worth £1.2m.
Four years after the couple’s star-studded Dublin wedding, Victoria tried out the first of many lavish upgrades: a central emerald-cut diamond with tapering baguette stones, worth £1.2m.
 ??  ?? David gave Victoria this extravagan­t £700,000 pink-champagne diamond halo ring to celebrate her 30th birthday in 2004.
David gave Victoria this extravagan­t £700,000 pink-champagne diamond halo ring to celebrate her 30th birthday in 2004.
 ??  ?? This design prompted a plethora of high-street copies, and was a remodel of their first engagement ring using the original centre. It is worth £130,000.
This design prompted a plethora of high-street copies, and was a remodel of their first engagement ring using the original centre. It is worth £130,000.
 ??  ?? Victoria wears her new £120,000 ring at the Dior Homme show in Paris MELLOW YELLOW:
Victoria wears her new £120,000 ring at the Dior Homme show in Paris MELLOW YELLOW:
 ??  ?? THE FIRST This 3ct marquise-cut diamond ring was created by Boodle & Dunthorne and was worth £65,000 in 1998. It has since been reshaped (see 3). Victoria displayed the latest addition to her ring collection at last week’s Paris Fashion Week: an emerald-cut yellow diamond worth £120,000. THE 14th
THE FIRST This 3ct marquise-cut diamond ring was created by Boodle & Dunthorne and was worth £65,000 in 1998. It has since been reshaped (see 3). Victoria displayed the latest addition to her ring collection at last week’s Paris Fashion Week: an emerald-cut yellow diamond worth £120,000. THE 14th
 ??  ?? She first showed off this £700,000 cushion-cut emerald mounted with pave-set diamonds in 2007, and has worn it repeatedly since. It is thought to be a tribute to husband David, whose birthstone is emerald.
She first showed off this £700,000 cushion-cut emerald mounted with pave-set diamonds in 2007, and has worn it repeatedly since. It is thought to be a tribute to husband David, whose birthstone is emerald.
 ??  ?? This huge, radiant-cut diamond and platinum ring, which she first wore 10 years ago in 2008, is estimated to be around 15ct. It is worth around £1.65m. A year later, the fashion designer wore an equally bold £450,000 blue sapphire solitaire ring at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in Los Angeles. Victoria wore this £10,000 designer moonstone and platinum ring in New York in 2015. The gem is often used in spiritual healing.
This huge, radiant-cut diamond and platinum ring, which she first wore 10 years ago in 2008, is estimated to be around 15ct. It is worth around £1.65m. A year later, the fashion designer wore an equally bold £450,000 blue sapphire solitaire ring at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in Los Angeles. Victoria wore this £10,000 designer moonstone and platinum ring in New York in 2015. The gem is often used in spiritual healing.
 ??  ?? This emerald-cut diamond, first glimpsed on Victoria in 2010, is set in an 18ct yellowgold claw. It is believed to be worth around £300,000. 2009 brought yet another engagement ring: a statement £800,000 crossover swirl, oval-cut ruby with a diamond halo and shoulders. This refined square-cut diamond in platinum, believed to be worth £110,000, was first spotted on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival in 2016.
This emerald-cut diamond, first glimpsed on Victoria in 2010, is set in an 18ct yellowgold claw. It is believed to be worth around £300,000. 2009 brought yet another engagement ring: a statement £800,000 crossover swirl, oval-cut ruby with a diamond halo and shoulders. This refined square-cut diamond in platinum, believed to be worth £110,000, was first spotted on the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival in 2016.
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 ??  ?? Victoria sported this show-stopping £700,000 emerald-cut yellow diamond between two eternity bands to a JeanPaul Gaultier fashion show in 2007.
Victoria sported this show-stopping £700,000 emerald-cut yellow diamond between two eternity bands to a JeanPaul Gaultier fashion show in 2007.
 ??  ?? A 17ct Chopard pear-cut solitaire ring – which at £2m is the most expensive in the entire collection – was first worn by Victoria in 2005.
A 17ct Chopard pear-cut solitaire ring – which at £2m is the most expensive in the entire collection – was first worn by Victoria in 2005.

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