The majestic gemstone fit for royalty : Padparadscha sapphires have caught the attention of the media since Princess Eugenie of York, the granddaughter of Her Majesty the Queen and daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, got engaged to wine merchant, Jack Brooksbank, in January 2018.

Although Jack admits that he popped the question to Princess Eugenie in Nicaragua without a ring, he did explain to the BBC how the couple worked to design the perfect ring together, and what the Padparadscha means to him. He stated, “I went and found an amazing Padparadscha sapphire but then didn’t want to do anything until Eugenie had signed off on it… And what’s amazing about it is that it changes color from every different angle that you look at it, which is what I think of Eugenie, that she changes color, and is just so amazing.” .

The Gems guide book wrote : Pink-Orange is a very rare, and Padparadscha gems of any size are even rarer.  When cutting, gemstone rough in which pink and orange are concentrated in separate areas are oriented so as to mix the two colors.  Orange sapphires exist, but to be properly called Padparadscha the orange must be noticeably tinged with pink.