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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Former Royal Butler Reveals the "Gentlemanly" Gesture Jack Brooksbank Made When He Chose Princess Eugenie's "Rare" Pink Engagement Ring

Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie hugging on their engagement day.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank announced their engagement on January 22, 2018, and eight years later, former royal butler Grant Harrold is sharing some especially sweet details about the couple.

Eugenie and Jack dated for seven years before he popped the question with a unique padparadscha sapphire surrounded by diamonds. Speaking on behalf of Slots Temple, Harrold says the story behind Eugenie's ring is "really sweet," as Brooksbank was inspired by Eugenie's mother, Sarah Ferguson's, ruby cluster ring.

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