Right on the touristy Promenade des Anglais, the Villa Masséna houses imperial artifacts—including Napoleon’s death mask and Empress Josephine’s diadem.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2026
The last person to wear the diadem in public was the Queen Mother (aka Queen Elizabeth’s mom, also named Elizabeth).
Her sparkler featured a ruby and diamond set side-by-side in a heart shape, topped with a floating coronet detail.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 Sep. 2026
Also in the chest were the Earl and Countess’ coronets, small crowns worn by the nobility for the ceremonial occasion of a monarch’s ascension to their throne, which are shaped to include decorative elements which indicate the rank of the peer wearing them.
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