Meghan Markle wore Princess Diana’s Cartier bracelet for the Oprah Winfrey CBS interview – what message was she and Prince Harry trying to send?

Mar 4 , 2021

Meghan Markle (left) and Princess Diana (right) share a liking to diamond jewellery. Photo: CBS/EPA/Paul Vicente

Harry had two diamonds taken from the Cartier bracelet to create Markle’s three-diamond engagement ring

He swapped Diana’s engagement ring with his brother when Prince William married Kate Middleton in 2011, with Harry getting his mother’s Cartier Tank watch

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s tell-all interview with American talk show host Oprah Winfrey offered the couple an opportunity to share their side of the story, and in particular spell out how Prince Harry’s late mother Princess Diana played an important role in the couple’s recently finalised decision to detach themselves from the British royal family.

So far only snippets from the much-awaited CBS interview have been released, which is scheduled to air in its entirety on March 7 in the US and on the following day in Britain.

Keeping Harry’s mother’s memories alive, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex decided to carry a diamond Cartier bracelet that belonged to Diana at the interview.

Prince Harry, with his wife Meghan Markle, reveals his ‘biggest fear was history repeating itself’ in a new teaser for their sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey. Photo: CBS

The couple, who are expecting their second child, relocated to the US with their firstborn baby Archie following what Harry described as “toxic” treatment from the British media.

Despite separating from the royal clan, family still holds a special place in the hearts of the couple. This was evident when Markle accompanied her Dolce & Gabbana dress with a diamond bracelet that was one of Diana’s most worn pieces of jewellery.

Meghan Markle’s engagement ring features two diamonds originally from Princess Diana’s Cartier bracelet. Photo: handout

The diamond bracelet plays a key role in the couple’s marriage as well; Harry had two diamonds taken from the bracelet and used to create Markle’s three-diamond trinity engagement ring.