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The Meaning Behind Kate Middleton’s Jewelry at King Charles’s Coronation

The Princess of Wales included a subtle tribute to Queen Elizabeth II through her jewelry at King Charles III’s coronation.

Princess Kate paid homage to the late monarch by donning the George VI Festoon necklace, which was originally made for then-Princess Elizabeth in 1950 at the request of her father, King George VI. The stunning piece includes strands of diamonds.

Another special set of jewelry that honors a royal family member passed? The pearl-and-diamond earrings Kate wore to Westminster Abbey also originally belonged to Princess Diana.

For the occasion, Kate wore an ivory silk crepe dress with silver floral and

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5 men charged in connection with attempted robbery at Brampton jewelry store – Toronto

Five men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery attempt in Brampton, Ont., police say.

Peel Regional Police said that on April 6 at around 11 am, officers received a report of an attempted robbery at a jewelry store in the McLaughlin Road and Wanless Drive area.

Police said suspects, allegedly armed with firearms and other weapons, attempted to break into the store but were not successful.

Officers said the suspects fled the area in a white Dodge Durango which did not have license plates.

Police said one victim suffered minor injuries in the incident.

“Investigative efforts led

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Balmain promotes its jewelry line with dedicated corners in its stores

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Cassidy STEPHENS

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April 27, 2023

A year after introducing its first ever jewelry line, Balmain seems to want to accelerate this high potential segment. The Parisian fashion house, owned since 2016 by the Mayhoola fund belonging to the Qatari royal family, has recently set up corners dedicated to its jewelery collections in some of its most important stores, such as those in Paris, New York and Milan, and plans to set up more in its Shanghai and Los Angeles flagships.

Balmain has made changes in some of its boutiques to make room for the jewelry – Balmain
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Heidi Horten jewelry collection set to shatter auction records

Write by Amarachi Orie, CNN

The auction of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horton’s jewelry collection is expected to break the record set more than a decade ago by the late actress Elizabeth Taylor.
In 2011, Taylor’s gems racked up nearly $116 million at auction, with her admirer Kim Kardashian shelling out $64,900 for three Lorraine Schwartz bangles.

However, more than 700 jewels owned by Horton, who was also an art collector, are estimated to fetch more than $150 million in total in a series of auctions at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva and online in May

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Man accused of armed robbery at Victoria jewelry store arrested at housing facility

Victoria police have arrested a man accused of storming a downtown jewelry store in a brazen daylight robbery that left staff and customers shaken.

On April 15, a man entered Francis Jewelers in the 600-block of Broughton Street armed with a hammer and confronted staff, demanding access to three display cases. Despite the staff’s attempts to stop him, the suspect managed to make off with a significant number of stolen items.

Store owner Rafal Zebrowski described the incident as “pretty traumatic,” with staff and customers stunned in the aftermath.

VicPD says the suspected armed robber was identified and tracked down

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Victoria jewelry store robbery suspect arrested

Victoria police have arrested a suspect after a violent daytime robbery at a downtown jewelry store.

A man wielding a hammer walked into Francis Jewelers on Broughton Street around 3:45 pm on April 15 and began smashing display cases.

The staff inside the shop confronted the man, wielding some chairs as weapons, in an effort to stop the robbery in progress.

The thief eventually fled with a backpack full of jewelry from three display cases, including several rings and a Rolex watch worth an estimated $20,000.

Investigators released surveillance video of the brazen robbery and appealed to the public for

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