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UNBELIEVABLE: Eugenie person | History Defined

Mastermind of €88m Louvre heist thought they ‘could have taken more’

Alleged thieves in October 2025 robbery damaged a gem-encrusted crown worn in the 19th century by Empress Eugénie

The Guardian - UK

Lovejoy episode helps antiques dealer identify stolen Napoleon III artefacts

Repeat of BBC series gave clue to Paul Gostelow about 19th-century altar cards taken from crypt in Hampshire

The Guardian - UK

Louvre says crown crushed during heist can be restored

The crown of Empress Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III, which had 1,354 diamonds, is largely intact and will be carefully repaired

The Independent UK

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Water leak in Louvre damages hundreds of books in latest disaster for crisis-hit museum

Hundreds of historic works from Egyptian antiquities department destroyed just weeks after €88m jewel heist

The Independent UK

All members of Louvre jewellery heist gang now in custody, French police claim

A 39-year-old male was arrested this week, French prosecutors said

The Independent UK

The Guide #217: The Louvre heist seems straight out of a screenplay – no wonder on-screen capers have us gripped

From the drama of the Paris break-in to Josh O’Connor’s mud-splattered turn in Kelly Reichardt’s latest, escapades – messy and cinematic – always seem to pull us in

The Guardian - UK

Louvre vows to restore the imperial crown dropped by thieves during museum robbery

The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged near the Louvre after being dropped by thieves during last month's robbery, will be restored as a symbol of “renaissance,” the museum's director Laurence des Cars said

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Was the Louvre Heist an Inside Job? Arrests Spark New Theories After €88 Million Theft

Suspects in the €88 million Louvre heist have been arrested, including one at a Paris airport. But are the priceless French crown jewels lost forever?

International Business Times UK

‘Daring Daytime Heist’: Two Arrested After $100 Million French Crown Jewels Stolen from Louvre Museum

Two men accused of stealing $100 million worth of France’s Crown Jewels during a bold daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum have been arrested

The Fashion Central

How theft of France’s dusty Crown Jewels could benefit the Louvre

The eight priceless pieces, long admired at home but little known abroad, have been catapulted to global fame

The Independent UK

You’ve just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?

The high-profile heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct 19, 2025, played out like a scene from a Hollywood movie: a gang of thieves steal an assortment of dazzling royal jewels on display at one of the world’s most famous museums.

The Conversation

DNA leads and video trail drive search for stolen Louvre crown jewels

French police have gathered more than 150 DNA samples and fingerprints in the hunt for the thieves behind a daring daylight raid on the Louvre that saw eight royal jewels worth €88 million stolen.

Radio France Internationale

Louvre chief Des Cars admits 'terrible failure' at museum during jewel heist

Louvre Museum director Laurence des Cars has admitted a "terrible failure" after thieves cut through a window and stole jewellery worth nearly €90 million. She said she takes responsibility for weaknesses in security that allowed the gang to strike on Sunday morning.

Radio France Internationale

Louvre reopens as senators prepare to grill museum chief over jewel heist

The Louvre reopened to visitors on Wednesday, three days after thieves pulled off a spectacular jewel heist worth €88 million.

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Security questions raised after Louvre heist of 'unsaleable' royal jewels

On Sunday, shortly after the Louvre opened, four burglars made away with eight pieces of jewellery once belonging to French royalty, fleeing the museum on scooters. While experts say the priceless items will be impossible to sell in their current condition, questions are also being raised over security failings and…

The Conversation

Louvre heist: the turbulent history of the stolen royal jewels

It sounds like the plot of a heist movie. On October 19, priceless items of jewellery and royal regalia were stolen, in broad daylight and in a matter of minutes, from the Louvre’s gilded Gallery of Apollo in Paris. The theft of these items from one of the world’s most…

International Business Times UK

What Will The Louvre Thieves Do With Their Priceless Loot? Shocking Plan Revealed

A daring seven-minute heist at Paris's Louvre Museum left France reeling as thieves escaped with royal jewels worth millions. Experts now fear the priceless loot could vanish forever. Here's what might happen to the stolen treasures.

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A Reportedly "Cursed" $60 Million Royal Diamond Connected to Marie Antoinette Was Left Behind in Shocking Louvre Jewel Heist

Thieves didn't even attempt to touch this famous gemstone.

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The Independent UK

Gone in 4 minutes: Dramatic moment Louvre thief breaks into display case during brazen heist in Paris

The robbers targeted the Apollon gallery and were able to flee on motorbikes with priceless jewels

The Independent UK

Louvre to remain closed one day after jewel heist

The Louvre said it would remain closed Monday after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist the day before

Evening Standard

Louvre remains closed after robbery of priceless jewellery leaves France 'humiliated'

Thieves stole jewels worth millions from the world’s most-visited museum in a heist which took just seven minutes

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Louvre Thieves Make Off With Millions In Stolen Jewellery After Broad-Daylight Heist

One $60 million crown was dropped and broken as the thieves made their getaway.

The Conversation

The Mona Lisa, a gold toilet and now the Louvre’s royal jewels: a fascinating history of art heists

The world’s largest art museum, the Louvre has approximately half a million objects in its collection, with about 30,000 on display, and sees on average 8 million visitors per year. That’s big on any scale, with a lot of people and objects to keep watch over. And Sundays are particularly…

International Business Times UK

Louvre Museum Heist: How Did Thieves Pull Off the Perfect Crime in Broad Daylight?

French police are hunting a gang of experienced thieves who stole eight rare jewels from the Louvre Museum in broad daylight.

International Business Times UK

What Was Stolen From the Louvre? Crown Worn by Napoleon's Wife Among Jewels Taken in Shocking Heist

Thieves stole nine imperial jewels from the Louvre, including Empress Eugénie's crown, in a daylight heist.

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