A diamond necklace that has been worn at two British coronations, and is thought to contain stones from the infamous necklace ...

The magnificent necklace may contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette, that would eventually ...

A 300-carat necklace, whose diamonds have been linked to a scandal involving the last French queen Marie Antoinette, sold ...

Composed of approximately 300 carats of old mine-cut diamonds, the historic piece was once worn during royal coronations and ...

How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.

Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France, was alleged to have had participated in a plot to defraud the Crown's jewelers. The post Stunning jewel that helped spark French Revolution to sell for ...

A stunning jewel which could have helped spark the French Revolution is being sold at auction – and is expected to fetch ...

Born in an armchair in a room at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna at about 8.30 in the evening after an all-day labour, the future Queen of France was the 15th child and the 11th and last daughter of the ...

Under the pavements of Maida Vale, there is a basement flat unlike any other – two quite shabby small white rooms, full of ...

Mock military jackets line one rail, worn by Madonna on her Madame X tour. On a mannequin sits an Marie Antoinette-style waterfall dress of grey silk duchess satin and black tulle. That dress was ...

A diamond necklace which was linked to a scandal which ruined Marie Antoinette's reputation is ... India's famous Golconda mines, in a scarf-style design with a pair of tassels.

ANTOINETTE Thompson, permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, has died after 40 years of public service. The Cabinet's office confirmed her passing in a statement on Friday ...