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2025-10-20 07:41:37
[Louvre Heist Details Revealed, Macron Reiterates Call for Strengthened Heritage Protection] The French Ministry of Culture announced on the 19th that nine artifacts of "inestimable value" were looted from the Louvre Museum that morning, including a crown. French President Macron pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice and reiterated his commitment to strengthening heritage protection. According to a list published by the French newspaper Le Figaro, the missing artifacts include crowns, sapphire necklaces, and sapphire earrings used by Marie-Amélie, the wife of King Louis Philippe of France, and Hortense, the mother of the Netherlands and the mother of Napoleon III; an emerald necklace and emerald earrings belonging to Marie-Louise, Napoleon's wife; and a brooch and crown belonging to Eugenie, Napoleon III's wife. According to French media reports, police recovered a crown belonging to Empress Eugenie, which was stolen, outside the Louvre. The crown, encrusted with thousands of diamonds and gemstones, was found damaged. (Xinhua News Agency)
