Paris, Oct 20, 2025 (AFP) - Louvre heist: five things to know about missing jewellery

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2025-10-20

Here are five things to know about the eight priceless pieces of jewellery stolen in an audacious heist from the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday. - Illustrious - The stolen pieces span two centuries of history and belonged to queens and empresses of France. Empress Eugenie's tiara and crown were crafted by the renowned jeweller Alexandre-Gabriel Lemonnier shortly after her marriage to Napoleon III in 1853. Both pieces were stolen, but the crow......

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