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Victoria Beckham Has 15 Engagement Rings and Zero Regrets
One husband, 15 engagement rings, and a serious appetite for extraordinary diamonds. For Posh Spice, one ring was never going to cut it.
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Most people get one engagement ring. Victoria Beckham has at least 15. And every single one has been worn during her marriage to the same man. After more than 27 years of marriage to David Beckham, Posh Spice has amassed a jewelry collection that could rival those of Hollywood royalty. And naturally, she has never been one for subtlety.
It all began in 1998, when football superstar David Beckham proposed to the Spice Girls singer with a three-carat marquise-cut diamond set in yellow gold. The couple announced their engagement that January outside a hotel in Cheshire, England, where Victoria proudly showed off the first of what would become a spectacular rotation of engagement rings. Since then, the pop star-turned-fashion designer has worn everything from rare pink and yellow diamonds to enormous emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. Whether gifted by David or purchased herself, each ring has brought a little more drama to her left hand.
Shortly after the pair tied the knot in Ireland in 1999, Posh Spice made her first switch-up, trading her original marquise-cut diamond for a platinum eternity band. But things were about to get considerably bigger.
By the time “Posh and Becks,” as they were affectionately dubbed, arrived at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards in their iconic matching white Dolce & Gabbana ensembles, Victoria was sporting a massive emerald-cut diamond flanked by baguette-cut side stones. The matching outfits were memorable. The jewelry was impossible to ignore.
Elizabeth Taylor famously collected engagement rings from multiple husbands, while Jennifer Lopez has had her own impressive succession of headline-making diamonds. Victoria, however, has taken a different approach: 15 rings, one marriage, and an extraordinary range of gemstones.
And while her jewelry collection has continued to evolve, her relationship with David has remained one of pop culture’s most enduring love stories. The couple share four children: Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper.
All 15 of Victoria Beckham’s Engagement Rings, Explained
As a bona fide fashion icon, Victoria Beckham has never been afraid to switch things up, and her engagement rings are no exception. Over the years, she’s rotated extraordinary diamonds and colorful gemstones in and out of her jewelry wardrobe, occasionally bringing back a long-forgotten favorite. From her original marquise-cut diamond to a 17-carat pear-shaped showstopper, here’s a closer look at all 15 rings that have graced Posh Spice’s left hand.
1. The Marquise-Cut Diamond That Started It All
David proposed to Victoria Beckham in 1998 with a three-carat marquise-cut diamond, set with a yellow gold band. By the time of their wedding a year later, the couple added some extra bling with an updated pavé band.
2. A Platinum Eternity Ring for a New Era
By 2001, Victoria Beckham switched things up with a simple platinum eternity band, featuring a beveled edge and white diamonds, which she would later revisit on occasion throughout the years.
3. An Emerald-Cut Diamond Worthy of Posh Spice
Posh Spice showed off her new stunner at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards alongside an equally blinged-out David. The couple was dripping in crisp white matching Dolce & Gabbana and diamonds, while Victoria Beckham adorned a large emerald-cut diamond flanked with two side baguette stones and a platinum band.
Later, Victoria wore the ring again to celebrate David receiving the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in November 2003.
4. A Rare Pink Diamond for Her 30th Birthday
In 2004, Victoria began sporting a pink champagne oval-shaped diamond ring with a white diamond halo setting. David purchased the ring for his wife’s 30th birthday from Jacob & Co. It reportedly cost him $1.1 million at the time.
5. The 17-Carat Pear-Shaped Diamond That Stole the Show
Sizing up, the pop culture icon opted for a huge 17-carat pear-shaped diamond on a platinum pavé band that reportedly cost $2 million at the time of purchase in 2005. Victoria recently repurposed the massive stone, wearing it as a pendant during her eldest son Brooklyn’s wedding to Nicola Peltz in 2022.
6. The Yellow Emerald-Cut Diamond with a Blinged-Out Setting
In 2006, Victoria debuted an impressive emerald-cut yellow diamond ring set in a yellow gold pavé band, which she typically wore with two matching eternity bands.
7. A Spectacular Emerald Wrapped in Diamonds
Changing up her color palette, Victoria Beckham began wearing a cushion-cut bright green emerald ring, sculpturally wrapped in a spiraling diamond halo and platinum setting back in 2007.
8. A 15-Carat Chopard Diamond Delivers the Drama
In 2008, Victoria began wearing a 15-carat emerald-cut diamond ring from Chopard with a pavé band for a timeless, classic addition to her plentiful collection.
9. A Ruby Red Engagement Ring for the Met Gala
One year later, Victoria Beckham adorned a deep red oval-shaped ruby ring, mounted in a white-diamond halo setting on her left hand’s fourth finger during the 2009 Met Gala.
10. A Brilliant Blue Sapphire Joins the Collection
Rounding out her precious gemstone assortment, Victoria added a large, oval-shaped sapphire ring to the rotation, featuring a thin diamond pavé band.
11. Another Pink Diamond, Because Why Not?
Minimizing her statement rings in scale, Victoria opted for a more subtle stone – an oval-shaped brilliant-cut pink diamond ring, set on a yellow gold pavé band.
12. A Megawatt Round-Cut Diamond
In 2015, the former Spice Girl wore a round-cut diamond ring with a halo setting and two smaller round side stones, expected to weigh approximately 12 carats.
13. An Unexpected Moonstone Moment by Jacob & Co.
Attending the CFDA Awards in 2015, Victoria donned a Jacob & Co. moonstone ring, set in a diamond-embellished platinum band.
14. A 10-Carat Cushion Takes Cannes
At the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Victoria showed off a new square-shaped cushion-cut diamond set on a thick platinum pavé band, estimated to be about 10 carats.
15. A Fancy Yellow Diamond for the Finale
First spotted in 2018, Victoria has sported a fancy intense natural yellow diamond set on a yellow gold pavé band for a couple of years now, with the ring’s most recent sighting in 2022.
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