diadem

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Among them are an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, and a diadem that once belonged to the Empress Eugenie, which is dotted with nearly 2,000 diamonds.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

The greenstone ornaments are typical of the Late Classic period and the mask and diadem are known to be exclusive to Maya royalty.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024

The initial notes bore a portrait of the queen wearing the family’s diamond diadem.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2022

This new statue in York has a traditional design - with the Queen in the robes of the Order of the Garter and wearing the George IV diadem.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022

But the only object anyone seemed to associate with Ravenclaw was the lost diadem...and how could the Horcrux be the diadem?

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling