An influencer in China has said online that a golden phoenix crown her artist husband made her as a wedding gift was damaged by a child and her mother while taking a photograph at an exhibition.
The influencer, Zhang Kaiyi, who has 13.6 million followers on social media, said on December 13, 2023, that the 2kg crown was badly damaged at an event in Beijing.
In surveillance footage posted by Zhang, a mother tries to take photographs of the crown with her phone as her son, who looks primary school age, wipes its clear protective case for his mother to capture better images.
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The case, which was not firmly attached to its pedestal, dropped, bringing the crown crashing down causing serious damage.
Zhang, who is seven months pregnant, said she and her husband were very frustrated because the crown meant a lot to them.
She said her husband had designed and made the traditional item that women wear at their weddings as a gift.