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Thursday 28 of March 2024

Tiara Adorned with 367 Diamonds Stolen From German Museum


This undated Photo provided by Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe shows a gold and platinum tiara adorned with 367 diamonds that once belonged to a duchess has been stolen from a state museum,photo: Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, via AP
This undated Photo provided by Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe shows a gold and platinum tiara adorned with 367 diamonds that once belonged to a duchess has been stolen from a state museum,photo: Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, via AP
The ornate tiara was stolen from a locked cabinet in the museum's throne room

BERLIN – German police say a gold-and-platinum tiara adorned with 367 diamonds that once belonged to a duchess has been stolen from a state museum.

Baden-Wuerttemberg criminal police said Monday the theft of the tiara, valued at 1.2 million euros ($1.31 million), from the Badisches Landesmuesum in the city of Karlsruhe was discovered on April 29. They’re now looking for any witnesses who may have seen anything out of the ordinary around that time.

This undated photo provided by Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe shows an official photograph of Grand Duchess Hilda of Baden wearing her tiara a gold and platinum tiara adorned with 367 diamonds that has been stolen from a state museum. Photo: Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, via AP

The ornate tiara was stolen from a locked cabinet in the museum’s throne room.

The piece had belonged to Grand Duchess Hilda von Baden, who lived from 1864 to 1952, and dates to the beginning of the 20th century.