After a few days of her secret marriage with James Bond star, Daniel Craig, actress Rachel Weisz was recently seen showing off her wedding ring for the first time.
The wedding ring is the most famous and instantly recognizable symbol of the unification of a man and a woman as husband and wife in the institution of marriage.
It also is the best way to express one's ever-lasting love for the partner.
The reflection of the couple's love for each other, here are some selected pictures of the royal wedding rings from the time of Prince Charles to the latest wedding of Prince Albert of Monaco..
Check them out.
Kate Middleton shows her engagement ring given by her fiance Britain's Prince William in London November 16, 2010. Britain's Prince William is to marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year, after an on-off courtship lasting nearly a decade, bringing months of speculation about his intentions to an end.
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The wedding ring and the engagement ring are seen on Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at Buckingham Palace in London.
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Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing her engagement ring and wedding band as she arrives for a lunch function at the London headquarters of the English National Ballet, August 28. The decree absolute was today issued ending the 15 year marriage between the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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PRINCESS DIANA HOLDS ONTO HER HAT DISPLAYING HER WEDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS AS SHE LEAVES LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL. The Princess of Wales holds onto her hat displaying her wedding ring and her famous sapphire and diamond engagement ring as she leaves Liverpool Cathedral after the commemoration of the Battle of the Atlantic May 30, 1993, with her husband the Prince of Wales. This was one of the first times the couple have been seen together since their separation. SCANNED FROM NEGATIVE
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Born as Charlene Wittstock to a commoner family, Princess Charlene is a former South African Olympic swimmer. Prince Albert of Monaco, son of the late Hollywood actress Grace Kelly, married Charlene in Monaco on July 2, 2011.
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Zara Phillips displays her engagement ring as she stands with her fiance Mike Tindall at their home in Gloucestershire, south-west England December 21, 2010. Phillips, the granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, is to marry rugby player Tindall, the royal family said on Tuesday.
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Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria shows her engagement ring during a news conference at the Royal Palace in Stockholm February 24, 2009. Victoria, 31, the next in line to Sweden's throne, has become engaged to her long-standing boyfriend, 35-year-old gym owner Daniel Westling, the Swedish royal court said on Tuesday.
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