How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.

A diamond necklace that has been worn at two British coronations, and is thought to contain stones from the infamous necklace ...

A necklace thought to contain diamonds from an earlier necklace which embroiled Marie Antoinette in scandal has found success ...

Experts say some of the stones in the piece are a match with the original diamonds central to a royal scandal.

The whole collection was sold for more than £53m. Marie Antoinette was an Austrian princess before her marriage to France's King Louis XVI. Her extravagant lifestyle turned her into a hate figure ...

Upon her arrival in France, Maria assumed the Gallic version of her name: Marie Antoinette. When his grandfather Louis XV died in 1774, Louis XVI ascended the throne, making Marie Antoinette the Queen ...