The Best Royal Proposal Stories That Will Melt Your Heart

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have been married since 1947 but despite the formal requirements, their love was clear to see from the beginning. Not only did the then Princess Elizabeth and her beau write love letters to one another for years before, but Prince Philip proposed with a ring that was crafted using gems from a tiara that belonged to his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg. Cute!

Prince Charles and Princess Diana This one is a bit of an exception but seeing as Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage was far from romantic, you wouldn't expect a very romantic proposal. The heir to the throne reportedly popped the question at a private dinner at Buckingham Palace before the then-Lady Diana Spencer went to Australia with a diamond and sapphire engagement ring that now belongs to Kate Middleton. While being interviewed for her infamous biography Diana: Her True Story, Diana described the moment to Andrew Morton, "[Charles] said, 'Will you marry me?' and I laughed," Diana said. "I remember thinking, 'This is a joke,' and I said, 'Yeah, OK,' and laughed. He was deadly serious. He said, 'You do realize that one day you will be queen?' And a voice said to me inside, 'You won't be queen, but you will have a tough role . . .' 'Yes,' I said, 'I love you so much, I love you so much.' He said, 'Whatever love means.' . . . and so he ran upstairs and rang his mother."

Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles Take two for Prince Charles was unsurprisingly more heartfelt. The Prince of Wales proposed to Camilla Parker Bowles with a family heirloom art deco style ring that was said to have been given to the Queen Mother in 1926 when the queen was born. And when asked if Charles got down on one knee, Camilla told a reporter, "Of course!"

Prince William and Kate Middleton Prince William asked his girlfriend of 10 years Kate Middleton to be his bride in October 2010 on a trip to Kenya with friends. Various reports claim the exact location was Rutundu Cabin in the foothills of Mount Kenya and Kate herself described the proposal as "very romantic" and that "there's a true romantic in there." While marriage had been a talking point for a while, William confessed that he kept the ring that formerly belonged to Princess Diana in his backpack for three weeks and wouldn't let it out of his sight.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle It was just a "standard typical night" for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at their home of Nottingham Cottage in Kensington Palace when the red-headed royal proposed. In their official engagement interview, the couple revealed that they were "trying" to roast a chicken when Harry caught Meghan by surprise and went down on one knee. In fact, Harry could barely get the words out with Meghan asking "Can I say yes now?"

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank became engaged in Nicaragua, Central America, and Eugenie even admitted she cried when her now-husband popped the question. "The lake was so beautiful, it was a special light and I even said 'this is an incredible moment' and then he popped the question, which was really surprising even though we had been together seven years. It was the perfect moment because we knew it was going to end up this way."

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi Eugenie's older sister Princess Beatrice and her boyfriend Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi became engaged during a trip to Italy. The couple attended the princess's friend Misha Nonoo's wedding in Rome during the same month but it's not known if Edo popped the question in the Italian capital or somewhere else. This article originally appeared on our sister site, Now to Love.