Natural Pearl and Diamond Tiara Among Crown Jewels Stolen from Louvre Museum in Paris

A diadem, or tiara of Empress Eugénie of France was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Oct. 19, 2025, an official said. (Musée du Louvre / Stéphane Maréchalle)

Among the jewelry taken in the brazen daytime heist was a pearl and diamond tiara from the collection of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense, according to the Louvre.

The tiara, according to the Louvre, is composed of 212 pearls of various sizes and nearly 2,000 diamonds. The piece was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III for his marriage to Eugenie de Montijo in 1853.

Also stolen was another tiara from the collection of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense, according to the Louvre.

The tiara is composed of five articulated elements or branches each topped with a large sapphire. The piece contains 19 smaller sapphires and 1,083 diamonds, according to the Louvre.

SOURCE: https://abcnews.go.com/International/royal-crown-damaged-brazen-heist-louvre-culture-minister/story?id=126680126

Kari's Note: I saw this natural pearl tiara at the Louvre when I visited several years ago. Photographs were strickly forbidden at that time. There was a huge sign stating that and also a female guard who would verbally yell at anyone trying to take photos. At the time I suspected that this only made visitors "try" and still take photos in a secretive manner. Of course, now, there are photos of this and the other royal jewels that were stolen everywhere it seems.