Here's What William & Harry Inherited After Princess Diana's Death

Diana Spencer, better known as Princess Diana, was the first wife of Charles — now Charles III, King of Britain — and mother of Prince William and Prince Harry.

It seems that her tumultuous marriage, divorce, and untimely death in a car crash was a premonition of the troubles and scandals afflicting the current generation of the British royal family, as most recently revealed in Harry's memoir, Spare.

People remember Diana for her charitable work and kind-hearted public persona, but not many realize that the Princess was also quite rich.

Even before she got married to Charles and later received the hefty sum of $22.5 million as a part of their divorce settlement, Diana was part one of the richest noble families in Britain.

For example, the personal net worth of her younger brother, the current Earl Spencer, is estimated to be around $100–150 million.

It's also known that the Princess left some of her fortune to her sons. So what exactly did Harry and William inherit after her death?

While most of Diana's money was placed into a trust and some was left to her butler and godchildren, the rest had to be split in half and given to William and Harry once they turned 25. However, after some legal shenanigans by Diana's mother and sister and the executors overseeing the will, that date was pushed back and the brothers only got their shares — $16.5 million each — on their 30th birthdays.

But of course, this isn't such a big issue, as the princes certainly weren't struggling financially.

The more interesting part of the story is the fate of Diana's two iconic rings — the exquisite engagement sapphire ring that she chose for herself and the beautiful aquamarine ring she wore after separating from Charles.

According to a persistent legend on the Internet, the engagement ring was in Prince Harry's possession after the Princess' death, and when William wanted to propose to Kate Middleton, he had to ask Harry to give him the ring.

However, that myth was dispelled by Prince Harry himself in the above-mentioned Spare.

As it turns out, William simply asked for their mother's engagement ring after Diana died, and he was allowed to keep it as a boy, so it remained in his possession the entire time before he used it to propose to Kate. The latter aquamarine ring went to Harry.

Another surprising revelation from Harry's memoir is that the royal brothers didn't really share any touching moments, and Harry only learned of William's engagement from the official announcement. This is rather sad, and Princess Diana would certainly be upset by how her sons' relationship has developed over the years.