Jewellery News

It was great for Sri Lanka that the Duchess of Cambridge accepted the sapphire and diamond ring because what a rush of orders it has seen since then! As soon as the engagement was announced, way before the wedding, that royal engagement ring became the most famous ring ever. There were so many duplicates made all over the world, some of them selling for a song. However, there were many other wannabes who wanted the real thing and sapphires and diamonds became the order of the day for many when it came to engagement rings.

The Sri Lankan jewellery trade did a very good marketing campaign soon after the engagement and this saw a spurt in the export of gemstones from the country. There was a huge demand for sapphires from the Gulf countries and it was as though they couldn’t get enough of these beautiful blue stones. According to the Sri Lankan National Gem and Jewellery Authority, exports went up 37% to cross £49 million.

For Sri Lanka, this is a huge boost because the country has been struggling to cope because civil war has been raging there for so many years. China has helped out by financial port building and measures are being looked at to increase exports. With the royal engagement ring making Sri Lankan gems popular thanks to the famous sapphire having been mined there, things seem to look rosy as far as exports go for the tiny island country.

So Anne Hathaway is finally engaged and she and her fiancé Adam Shulman were spotted strolling together in a park with their dog. The actress confirmed her engagement a couple of days ago. The couple have been together for three years but they have been very quiet and private about it. It was only after a year of them being together that the media got a whiff of the way things were.

Anne Hathaway looked so happy as she kissed Adam and showed off her dazzling new diamond ring. The 6 carat platinum diamond engagement ring had Adam pitching in on the design too and it is said to have cost over £95,000. The ring was commissioned to be made by Kwait Heritage, the jewellery company. Adam is also co-owner in a jewellery line and he has some experience of designing jewellery.

Anne Hathaway has made a name for herself in Hollywood – from the Princess Diaries to Alice in Wonderland to The Devil Wears Prada to Brokeback Mountain – she’s a gorgeous actress who has made her name in the best of movies. She has acted alongside the top stars in Hollywood and her next release is a lead role in the next Batman movie. Adam Shulman too is an actor, having acted in The Dukes of Hazzard, The West Wing and American Dream. He seems to be a calm influence on her – something she needs after the break up with her previous partner who was arrested for fraud. She looks very happy with him and with life.