Diamonds used for Meghan's earrings were 'gifted from the Middle East'

Diamonds used for Meghan Markle's mysterious pinky ring were also turned into earrings she wore at Trooping the Colour, after being gifted from the Middle East, reports claim. Diamonds used for Meghan Markle's mysterious pinky ring were also turned into earrings she wore at Trooping the Colour, after being gifted from the Middle East, reports claim It has been claimed Lorraine Schwartz used the same set of diamonds to create earrings, which the Duchess wore at Trooping the Colour in 2019, and then again at a premiere of the Lion King a month later, according to Page Six Meghan Markle sported a staggering $384,000 worth of jewelry while posing for the cover of Time's most influential people issue alongside her husband Prince Harry Meghan Markle wore a £45,000 ring for her Time cover shoot, first debuted in 2020, when it was reported that the piece was made with diamonds gifted to the couple from the MIddle East It comes after Meghan was criticized earlier this year when it emerged she wore a pair of dazzling diamond earrings on her tour of Fiji in October 2018 that were a wedding gift from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who's been accused of ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Meghan debuted the piece, reportedly made by celebrity jeweler Lorraine Schwartz, for a photo in October 2020, marking her participation win a specially curated edition of TIME100 Talks with Prince Harry The Duchess also showed off the gem in her video chat with Melissa McCarthy to mark her 40th birthday After denying that Meghan was wearing a ring made with diamonds gifted from the Middle East, her reps clarified that they were referring only to the pinky ring on her left hand. Among the jewelry she sported were two $525 diamond Duet Pinky Rings, from New York-based brand Shiffon, which are meant to represent female empowerment According to Page Six, Meghan 'turned to celebrity jeweler Lorraine Schwartz to fashion the ring from a gift of diamonds that the couple received from the Middle East.'