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Cheryl’s got a ring of mystery about her …

- By Rebecca English Royal Correspond­ent

SINGER Cheryl caused a stir last night as she met Prince Charles – wearing a glittering diamond ring on her engagement finger.

The 34-year-old showed off her sparkler at a reception to celebrate the work of his charity The Prince’s Trust.

She looked slender – and uncannily like Meghan Markle – in a black silk slip dress. The former Girls Aloud star gave birth to a son, Bear, with One Direction singer Liam Payne last March.

She was previously married to footballer Ashley Cole and restaurate­ur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.

Cheryl, a Prince’s Trust ambassador, greeted Charles with a familiar ‘hi’ before the pair chatted for a few minutes.

Another guest to catch the prince’s eye was model Neelam Gill, 22. The Coventrybo­rn beauty, one of the most successful Asian models in the world, was wearing a daring dress – little more than a lowcut leotard with a lace overlay.

Charles was clearly smitten as he greeted 5ft 11in Miss Gill warmly and even touched her dress admiringly.

Miss Gill, whose outfit was by Londonbase­d designer Kristin Aadnevik, said she had met the prince only two days earlier at his British Asian Trust dinner and he had remembered straight away that she had been dressed all in red.

‘I couldn’t believe he had remembered what I wore and he also admired my dress tonight,’ she said.

The event at St James’s Palace was celebratin­g the Invest In Futures campaign which encourages the financial community to help young people into work or training.

‘He admired my dress’

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 ??  ?? You again! Prince Charles spots Neelam Gill last night. Left, Miss Gill during their meeting on Tuesday
You again! Prince Charles spots Neelam Gill last night. Left, Miss Gill during their meeting on Tuesday
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Sparkler: The prince with Cheryl, who wore a glittering diamond on her engagement finger

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