Where Are Julie Andrews's Engagement Rings From Tony Walton and Blake Edwards?

Julie Andrews met her first husband, Tony Walton, at the age of 11. In 1948, the two were costars in a production of Humpty Dumpty at the George Hotel in Luton, according to the actress's memoir, People reported. Over a decade later, the two made the decision to marry. However, their union ultimately ended in divorce. After splitting from Walton, the Mary Poppins star said "I do" to Blake Edwards, a film director. While the duo first met in 1959, they reconnected years later outside the therapist's office they both went to. "I was going one way and he was going the other," the actress said in a 2015 interview.

Tragically, in 2010, Edwards died from phenomena. Even in the years following his death, Andrews continue to don many of the sentimental pieces he gave to her during their time together. "I'm still dealing with [his death]," she said in 2015. "There are days when it's perfectly wonderful and I am myself and then it's suddenly [it'll] sock you in the middle of your gut and you think, 'Ah God, I wish he were here.' But he is in a way. I think one carries that love always."

Here, we share what we know about Andrews's engagement rings and wedding bands from her two marriages, including their likely whereabouts today.

Where Is Julie Andrews's Wedding Ring From Tony Walton?

After first meeting as children, Andrew and Walton got engaged in 1959. "We looked at each other and smiled, and I honestly don't know how it came about, but one of us whispered to the other, 'We should get married soon,'" the actress wrote in her memoir, People reported. The two subsequently tied the knot on May 10, 1959. According to Good Housekeeping, the producer gave her a tiny gold laurel wreath brooch in lieu of an engagement ring. For their nuptials, the groom ensured that their wedding bands matched each other. Unfortunately, in 1968, the couple divorced.

However, while the actress has never commented on the current location of her engagement brooch or wedding band, it's likely that the two sentimental pieces may still be in her possession. When her ex-husband died on March 2, 2022, Andrews spoke of her love for her former partner. "Tony was my dearest and oldest friend," she said in an interview with People. "He taught me to see the world with fresh eyes and his talent was simply monumental. I will miss him more than I can say. He was a Titan of the Arts. A doting father and husband … and beloved beyond measure."

Another possibility is thatThe Sound of Music star may have opted to pass the pieces onto the couple's daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton.

Where Is Julie Andrews's Engagement Ring From Blake Edwards?

Before officially finalizing her divorce with Walton, Andrews got engaged to Blake Edwards. "This came as a total surprise," she wrote in her book, People reported. "We had only been seeing each other for a little over a year, and neither of us was yet divorced from our former spouses." The ultimately two wed in 1969. While neither of them ever commented on the sparkler the film director gave the actress, a large, emerald-cut diamond that she showcased at the 24th Annual Tony Awards in 1970 appears to be the most likely option. However, over the course of their 41-year marriage, the actress donned a number of different wedding bands while out in public.

In 2010, Edwards died of pneumonia. In the years since his death, Andrews has continued to wear a band on her left ring finger. While the actress has never revealed where all of her pieces from the film producer are, it's likely that she kept them. "We were married 41 years and it was a love story, it was," she said in a 2015 interview. "Success in our marriage was to take it one day at a time and so, lo and behold, 41 years later there we still were."