A rare nine-carat pink diamond known as the Grand Condé has gone on public display in France, nearly 100 years after it was stolen in a daring overnight robbery. The pear-shaped gemstone was taken from the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 and hidden inside a hollowed-out apple. It was recovered weeks later after a […]
The Louvre Museum has said the crown of French Empress Eugénie was left badly crushed but largely intact after it was dropped by thieves during a high-profile jewellery raid last October. Although raiders stole jewels worth an estimated €88 million, they abandoned the diamond-studded crown on their escape route. The museum has now released the […]

