Avid royal watchers will know that Meghan Markle first stepped out without her engagement ring while she was pregnant with Prince Archie. One can argue that she left her ring at home for fear that she wouldn't be able to get it off again. It's common for fingers to swell during pregnancy, so this one can be explained away. But recently, the duchess was seen stepping out sans her engagement ring once again.

While she and Prince Harry were attending the Women of Vision Awards in New York, fans noticed that Meghan's ring finger was noticeably bare. She was also spotted without the ring in Los Angeles previously, and no one knows why she's not wearing it. It sure is odd, considering that she previously went to a lot of trouble to have it altered so the band was thinner, which made the diamonds look even bigger. She also gushed about how much she loved the ring after she and Harry got engaged, calling it "incredible."

It is indeed a special piece of jewelry: Harry selected a diamond from Botswana and two smaller diamonds from his mother's collection for the ring and had some input in the design, which was handled by jewelers Cleave and Company. It's clearly a very special piece, which makes it all the more strange that Meghan isn't wearing it these days.