SUPER-slim Kate Middleton is having her famous engagement ring shrunk to fit
her finger.
The bride-to-be has asked Royal jewellers to fit two beads inside the
£32million sapphire band — once worn by Princess Di — to stop it slipping.
Kate, 29, displayed the ring on slender hands on Monday during her last
official outing before she weds Prince William.
Willowy Kate is having the ring made smaller because she is terrified it will
fall off as she marries William.
Kate, who seems to be slimming for her big day, has reluctantly accepted the
dazzling sapphire and diamond band is too big for her size H finger.
And she has asked Crown jewellers G Collins and Sons to attach two tiny
platinum beads, dubbed “speed bumps,” to the inside of the bottom of the
ring.
That will make it a size I, one notch up from Kate’s finger width to ensure it
remains comfortable.
A Royal source said: “The band was turning. Kate absolutely adores it and
didn’t want to cause a fuss.
“A bride’s worst nightmare is looking down and seeing her ring has fallen
off. One can only imagine how this is magnified when you are marrying the
future King of England.”
The band, valued at £32million because of its history, was Princess Diana’s
engagement ring.
It was given to Kate by Wills, 28, to ensure his mother would be part of their
special occasion on April 29.
Di wore it on the same finger as her wedding ring when she married Prince
Charles.
Kate was yesterday hailed as a bigger fashion icon than Cheryl Cole or Lady
GaGa in a poll of 2,000 women across the UK.
The salute follows her stylish public appearance in Lancashire on Monday.
Sales of “high-gloss” shampoos and hair lotions have leaped by 27 per cent in
the past month as girls rush to copy her shimmering look.
A FANFARE will ring out from RAF trumpeters in Westminster Abbey as
William and Kate tie the knot. The secret piece is called Valiant and Brave,
motto of Wills’ squadron.
I HOPE Kate’s worry about losing her ring is not adding to her natural
pre-wedding jitters.
I have photographed her on at least five occasions since she and William
became engaged.
But the couple’s latest appearance in Lancashire left me concerned that the
strain of the build-up to the Royal Wedding is beginning to get to her.
Although she carried off the meet-and-greet with aplomb, she looked extremely
tense in some of my pictures.
I would like to tell her: You’re doing great, Kate. Stop worrying, relax and
enjoy every moment. Not only on your big day but every day.
Her crown jewels
HERE are gems fit for a future queen — a necklace designed by Kate Middleton.
She created the silver pendants in 2007 while a buyer for fashion chain
Jigsaw.
The £55 necklaces are on sale at John Lewis and are expected to sell out as
shoppers hunt for Royal Wedding souvenirs.