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| Who Will Design Kate Middleton and Prince William's Wedding Bands? - People Posted:  Kate Middleton and Prince William Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP But just weeks before their April 29 nuptials, here's another question: What ring will William put on Middleton's finger to seal the deal? Although the palace has remained mum on the topic, there is one likely frontrunner – and it looks like the princess-to-be will be one lucky, golden girl. In terms of traditions, a royal bride's wedding ring should be graced with Welsh gold from a special family reserve. Since the late Queen Elizabeth's wedding in 1923, the Palace's gold go-to has been Clogau Gold. The company runs a mine in Dolgellau, North Wales, which is historically the source of the gold in the wedding bands. The gold guru wouldn't confirm any role in the royal wedding, and in a statement on its Web site, Ben S. Roberts, managing director, only made one thing clear: It's up to the Royal Family. "As much as we would delight in this tradition being continued with Prince William and Miss Middleton's wedding jewelry, and also for many generations to come, the Palace, understandably, are simply not in a position to confirm," he said. "Consequently, it is the case that we will have to wait until the wedding day, on Friday 29th April, or shortly thereafter, until there is an official response on the subject from the Palace or the newlyweds themselves." Typically, G. Collins & Sons Limited, the official jeweler of the Crown, is the palace's source for royal accessories. The family-run company has been bejeweling the Queen since 2000 as her personal jeweler and stepped up as Crown Jeweler in 2007. Before 2007, Garrard & Co held the honor since 1843, designing signature Palace pieces, including Queen Mary's Durbar Tiara, the King George IV State Diadem and Diana's iconic engagement ring, now passed down to Middleton. Please note: Comments have been suspended temporarily as we explore better ways to serve you. Your opinion is important to us; you can find current discussions at facebook.com/peoplemag. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Posted: Two masked thieves who bored into a downtown Los Angeles jewelry store through a tunnel and made off with an estimated $3 million in jewelry appeared to have some knowledge about the layout of the store, sources told The Times. Investigators said the burglars dug the tunnel at a key point that avoided structural obstacles, allowing them to get in and out quickly. Sources said the burglars also appeared to have perfect timing, making off with piles of wedding bands and engagement rings that happened to be in display cases rather than in a safe. The break-in took place sometime between 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Broadway Gold Center at 601 S. Broadway, officials said. The burglars, who wore masks and gloves and carried backpacks, tunneled into the store and cleaned out display cases of high-quality jewelry totaling $3 million, according to LAPD detectives. The owners told investigators that it would take them three hours each day to bring out the jewelry from the safe and place it in display cases, and another three hours to return the pieces at end of the day. When the burglary took place, officials said, the owners had left the merchandise in the cases to save time and effort. RELATED: Burglars tunnel into L.A. jewelry store, steal millions in jewels Crime alerts for Del Rey, El Sereno and one other Los Angeles neighborhood -- Andrew Blankstein This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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