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}}The [[Twelfth Doctor]] wore a gold, dual banded '''wedding ring''' with a green stone in honour of his [[marriage]] to [[River Song]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'')
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] wore a gold, dual banded '''wedding ring''' with a green stone, in honour of his [[marriage]] to [[River Song]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (novelisation)|Twice Upon a Time]]'')


When he [[regeneration|regenerated]] into the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], the ring was too big for her [[finger]] and fell off her [[hand]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'')
When he [[regeneration|regenerated]] into the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], the ring was too big for her [[finger]] and fell off her [[hand]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The ring was made by Rowley's jewellers in [[Penarth]]. The son of the jeweller wrote a note to [[Peter Capaldi]] regarding the ring's origins, which was included in the presentation box.<ref>https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/we-over-moon-doctor-whos-7598048</ref>
* One of the ring's two bands was [[Peter Capaldi]]'s own wedding ring, which he preferred not to remove during filming. The band with the green stone backed up against Capaldi's own ring and was made by Rowley's jewellers in [[Penarth]]. The presentation box included a note to Capaldi regarding the ring's origins, written by the jeweller's son.<ref>[https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/we-over-moon-doctor-whos-7598048 Wales Online: "We are over the moon to be Doctor Who's jewellers!": new Time Lord's ring was made in Penarth, not Gallifrey]</ref> This origin was later referenced in promotional material for ''[[Doctor Who Experience (London/Cardiff)|Doctor Who Experience]]''.
 
{{quote|This timeless gold ring contains green amber collected by the Doctor on the planet [[Raxacoricofallapatorius]]. It reminds him of all the wars he has won but also all the lives he has taken. This thought lurks on his conscience to this day. To Peter, Best wishes being the New Doctor Who from Idris (11)|Idris (11)}}
{{quote|This timeless gold ring contains green amber collected by the Doctor on the planet [[Raxacoricofallapatorius]]. It reminds him of all the wars he has won but also all the lives he has taken. This thought lurks on his conscience to this day. To Peter, Best wishes being the New Doctor Who from Idris (11)|Idris (11)}}
In the final scenes of [[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', when the ring fell off the Thirteenth Doctor's finger, [[Jodie Whittaker]] was only wearing the secondary band for the shot.


The ring was, in actuality, two bands, which comprised of Peter Capaldi's own wedding ring, and a separate band with the green stone, which backed up against Capaldi's own ring. This was done so Capaldi would not have to remove his ring during filming. In the final scenes of [[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'', when the ring fell off the Thirteenth Doctor's finger, [[Jodie Whittaker]] was only wearing the secondary band for the shot.
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 14 April 2024

The Twelfth Doctor wore a gold, dual banded wedding ring with a green stone in honour of his marriage to River Song. (PROSE: Twice Upon a Time)

When he regenerated into the Thirteenth Doctor, the ring was too big for her finger and fell off her hand. (TV: Twice Upon a Time)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • One of the ring's two bands was Peter Capaldi's own wedding ring, which he preferred not to remove during filming. The band with the green stone backed up against Capaldi's own ring and was made by Rowley's jewellers in Penarth. The presentation box included a note to Capaldi regarding the ring's origins, written by the jeweller's son.[1] This origin was later referenced in promotional material for Doctor Who Experience.

This timeless gold ring contains green amber collected by the Doctor on the planet Raxacoricofallapatorius. It reminds him of all the wars he has won but also all the lives he has taken. This thought lurks on his conscience to this day. To Peter, Best wishes being the New Doctor Who from Idris (11)Idris (11)

In the final scenes of TV: Twice Upon a Time, when the ring fell off the Thirteenth Doctor's finger, Jodie Whittaker was only wearing the secondary band for the shot.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]