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Recent Examples of tiaraPatricia wears a tiara and circulates dreamily, like a grownup Carrie at prom.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026 Appearing at auction for the first time since it was commissioned by Boucheron in London more than a century ago, the tiara sold for £508,400 ($682,146), far exceeding its estimate.—
Anthony Demarco,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026 The centerpiece of the show is a display of more than 20 tiaras, including the Scroll tiara from 1902, worn by Winston Churchill’s wife Clementine Churchill and Rihanna.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026 This was worn by Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding day, but on the morning of her wedding, the then Princess Elizabeth, heir to the throne, was unaware that her tiara was also a necklace, and accidentally touched the clasp.—
Natasha Leake,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tiara
Also in the chest were the Earl and Countess’ coronets, small crowns worn by the nobility for the ceremonial occasion of a monarch’s ascension to their throne, which are shaped to include decorative elements which indicate the rank of the peer wearing them.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Velvet-purple coronet Velvet-purple coronet Julián Manrique for 60 Minutes
The Velvet-purple coronet is another species of hummingbird found in Colombia.