One of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of coronavirus is to wash your hands. The UK Royal Pharmaceutical Society says that we must do so for at least 20 seconds if we are to get rid of germs, but what about your engagement or wedding ring?

There are many questions surrounding this – should you take them off to wash your hands? Should you clean them separately? Will hand sanitiser damage them? Holly Willoughby even shared her decision to leave her rings off entirely because she kept forgetting to put them back on after taking them off to wash her hands. We spoke to bespoke jeweller and gemmologist Emma Clarkson Webb to get some answers once and for all.