Louvre to Fully Restore Empress Eugenie Crown After Heist Debacle
TL;DR
After thieves dropped Empress Eugenie’s diamond- and emerald-studded crown during an October Louvre heist, the damaged piece is set for full restoration and is described as nearly intact aside from one missing eagle ornament; the crown’s restoration will be supervised by an expert committee, while the rest of the stolen jewels (about €88 million worth) remain missing and four suspects have been arrested.,
- Empress's crown dropped by Louvre heist thieves to be fully restored France 24
- The Louvre Thieves Dropped This Priceless Crown. Now It Looks Like This. The New York Times
- Louvre Museum crown left crushed but 'intact' after raid BBC
- First shocking pic of mangled crown dropped by thieves during £76m Louvre heist - amid fears stolen loot is lost forever the-sun.com
- Louvre Begins Restoration of Historic Crown Damaged During Heist Artnet News
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