The youngest son of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh has adopted a sweet family tradition
explains the history and significance of a signet ring: "For wealthy and important men, a signet ring was a powerful tool akin to a signature: the engravings on the ring were unique to the man who wore it, and if he used the face of the ring like a seal, he could stamp his symbol into ink, wax, clay, or similar surfaces, and in doing so leave a mark similar to the way that we sign documents today.
"For the then Prince of Wales this was a very personal and symbolic jewel – the precious yellow gold oval bezel is engraved with his heraldic badge of three ostrich feathers emerging from a gold coronet, with the ribbon below bearing the motto ‘Ich Dien’, or 'I serve'."King Charles's brother Prince Edward similarly does not remove his signet ring, which is seen with the initial 'E' under a crown.
The law was changed when the Succession to the Crown Act was introduced in 2013 ahead of the birth of Prince George, so that the eldest would be the heir regardless of gender.If you are reading this, the chances are you are obsessed with all things royalty – which is just as well because so are we! So obsessed, in fact, we’ve launched a club solely dedicated to covering them.
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