The King died of smallpox before the piece could be completed. The jewelers attempted to sell the necklace to Marie Antoinette, but she turned down the offer. Boehmer and Bassenge, in need of a ...

A necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that prompted the downfall of the doomed French queen Marie Antoinette has been sold at auction for $4.81m (£3.8m). The Georgian piece contains about ...

With Marie-Antoinette: The Affair of the Necklace, Deborah Davis continues to explore the life of the queen during a pivotal period in her reign. Between political tensions, betrayals and resounding ...

It is thought some of its diamonds may have come from the infamous Affair of the Diamond Necklace piece that tarnished the reputation of Marie Antoinette, the unpopular last queen consort of ...

Trump touts relentless start to term in speech to Congress, drawing catcalls from Democrats In the longest presidential address to Congress in modern U.S. history, Trump spoke in celebratory mode ...

The necklace was worn by an ancestor at the court of Marie Antoinette and handed down to the eldest daughters in the family. It's accompanied by a letter written by my great-great-grandmother.

Marie Antoinette, with the same apparatus used to execute common criminals Teresa Nowakowski Some of the gems may have featured in a royal scandal known as the "affair of the diamond necklace ...