The tiara was reportedly later found damaged outside the museum, according to Reuters.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Originally commissioned for Queen Maria Cristina in the late 19th century, the tiara features upright diamond loops with white pearls at the center of each sinuous turn.
Empress Eugénie’s diamond diadem and her large corsage-bow brooch — an imperial ensemble of rare craftsmanship — were also part of the loot.
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Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
The diadem – a jeweled headpiece worn by royalty – features 24 Ceylon sapphires and 1,083 diamonds that can be detached and worn as brooches, according to the Louvre.
See Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet or the Iranian Ardabil Carpet, considered the world’s oldest.
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Susanne Fowler,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Lulu, in her signature curly white wig, dunce cap, and exaggeratedly feminine makeup, and Albert, with his bulbous red nose, would entertain with a lively comedy and musical revue; Lulu played the bagpipes, clarinet, saxophone, coronet, and piano, among other instruments.
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