News

Céline Dion’s diamond necklace has a very personal meaning

At the first concert of her Paris run, Céline Dion wore a Boucheron necklace with a 10-carat diamond. Why it means far more to her than jewellery.

By the VaultBase editorial team · 5 October 2026

Céline Dion singing into a microphone in a pleated midnight blue gown, wearing The Address necklace

Image: Nicolas Gerardin

On 12 September 2026, Céline Dion stood on a concert stage for the first time in six years, at the Plénitude Arena in Paris. It was the opening of the series “Céline Dion Paris 2026-2027”. She had been away for six years because of stiff person syndrome. With a strapless black Dior gown she wore a Boucheron necklace that has been making headlines ever since.

The Address: a necklace with a history

The necklace is called The Address and comes from the high jewellery collection Histoire de Style Nom: Boucheron Prénom: Frédéric, which Boucheron presented in January 2026. At its centre sits a 10.01-carat emerald-cut diamond. The design goes back to a drawing in the house archive from 1839: seen from above, it is modelled on the Place Vendôme, with a frame of black lacquer and a white gold ribbon set with baguette-cut diamonds. The central stone can be removed and worn as a ring. The piece reportedly took 1,107 hours to make.

A model wears The Address with a black dress with large round sleeves, in a spotlight against a black background — The Address in Boucheron’s campaign. Image: Boucheron

Close-up of The Address necklace: a band of diamonds with black lacquer and a pendant with an emerald-cut diamond — The central stone: a 10.01-carat emerald-cut diamond. Image: Boucheron

A perfume, a tribute

What the necklace means to her personally is something else. In a video backstage, Céline Dion said: “It’s kind of incredible because my husband always wore Boucheron perfume. It’s something that makes me feel like René is still here.” René Angélil, to whom she was married for 21 years, died in 2016, ten years ago.

Céline Dion smiles on stage in a strapless black gown, one arm raised, a diamond necklace at her throat — Céline Dion at the first concert in Paris. Image: Getty Images / Boucheron

Tattoo necklace and leopard ring

Céline Dion also wore Boucheron in the videos shot for the concert. The Tattoo necklace comes from the Human Being Carte Blanche collection of summer 2026: white gold, a 1.74-carat triodia-cut diamond (D, VVS1), 580 carats of smoky quartz and pavé diamonds. It recalls Victorian body art, and the smoky quartz drops are engraved from behind with motifs of the house: rose, poppy, snake, butterfly and cicada. She also wore the Fuzzy Le Chat ring with its leopard motif.