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Priceless emerald and diamond necklace among jewels stolen from royal collection in Paris

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20th October 2025
Thieves have stolen some of the most priceless pieces of jewellery linked to French royalty in a smash and grab raid at the Louvre in Paris. A gang used a cherry picker to gain access to the Apollo gallery on an upper floor at the museum on Sunday morning, just as the tourist attraction was opening its doors to visitors. Using power tools, they smashed into a series of cases inside the…
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The romance and history of the stunning pearl tiaras now worn by Queen Mary of Denmark

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3rd June 2025
Pearls are the birthstone of June and for centuries they have taken a starring role in royal jewels. They now feature in some of the best known pieces worn by ruling dynasties across Europe. Among the Danish collection are some truly romantic and historic pieces. Queen Mary of Denmark’s wedding tiara Queen Mary received a small wedding tiara, fashioned from diamond hearts and…
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The tiara that a princess said could pick up radio signals

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25th August 2024
Princess Astrid, sister to King Harald V of Norway, has one of the most unusual tiaras still worn today- and she has joked that it has a particular attribute.  Princess Astrid’s diamond aigrettes are a rarer style of tiara; the aigrette mimics the tufted style of an egret’s head plumes. There is a thin diamond band in a scroll-design for a base, and there are two interchangeable…
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