She had no say in her wedding ring (perhaps). Prince Harry designed and made an engagement ring for Meghan Markle of a thousand and one nights, a yellow gold ring with a central 2.5 carat cushion-cut diamond from a mine in Botswana, a country dear to both of them, and two smaller sides taken from a brooch that belonged to Lady Diana. In addition to gifts of great emotional value, When Meghan Markle can choose what to wear, be it clothes, jewelry or accessories, she prefers to choose something green and sustainable.see entry synthetic diamonds.

These are lab-created “artificial” diamonds that are considered more sustainable because they don’t require any extraction process., but are made from carbon from fossil fuels to mimic the growth process of natural diamond. For this reason, they are chemically and aesthetically similar to natural diamonds, but much more environmentally friendly. In essence, synthetic diamonds reproduce the mining process in as little as four weeks and in a controlled environment, which reduces the environmental impact. Lab-grown diamonds can reach the highest hardness on the Mohs scale and cost 40 to 60 percent less, with the price determined by the shape and, of course, the four C’s, just like natural diamonds. Growing trend which also supported the South African diamond giant De Beers, who decided to create a special line, Lightbox. A market that also allows you to stop traffic blood diamondsstones of African origin, which are believed to finance wars and conflicts.

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Meghan’s favorite brand is Kimai. was born from the idea and commitment of Jessica Worch and Sidney Neuhaus, who are very attentive to the environmental and social impact of their products. Harry’s wife wore the brand for the first time in January 2019 during a visit to the Smart Works Association at London’s St Charles’s Hospital, wearing a pair of earrings with three drops of synthetic diamonds on her earlobes. called felicity, they sold out after a few hours and today they are a cult piece of art. Kimai. “We are concerned about soil erosion, deforestation and the whole ecosystem,” say the two founders, “we have a more linear supply chain and we know who touches diamonds at every step of the process and the products we produce.” .