Investigators are racing against time to recover priceless royal jewels stolen from the Louvre before they are broken up and lost for ever.
The thieves broke into the iconic Louvre Museum in Paris early on Sunday, making off with eight pieces of jewellery dating back to the 19th century that once belonged to the French royal family.
The brazen theft, which took less than seven minutes, involved thieves entering the museum’s Galerie d’Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) via an outside lift used for renovation work, breaking through a window, and making off with the jewels.
The items stolen included a tiara, necklace and single earring from the sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense, an emerald necklace and pair of earrings from the Empress Marie Louise set, and a tiara and brooch belonging to Empress Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III.
Two more items, including Empress Eugénie’s crown, were recovered near the museum, apparently having been dropped.
The theft was the latest robbery from a European cultural institution, and experts told The i Paper that not only was it well planned, but the chances of recovering the stolen items grew slimmer with every day that passed.
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