Who Dunnit?

Obviously Arsene Lupin.

I hate to see priceless jewellery stolen, because the unscrupulous can have it remodelled and sell it on, unlike most other artefacts it can be permanently lost to the nation.

The nerve of them though!

That huge ladder, the yellow high-viz jackets - a jewellery heist of the Crown Jewels in plain sight.

Yes, it is shocking but you have to admire their audacity!

I wonder if this was done to order?

Iam64

I confess to laughing out loud when listening to the news yesterday, I particularly enjoyed the classic calm bbc voice referring to it as a Heist

There’s a cracking film to be made

There’s a cracking film to be made

Oh yes!

Oh dear, DH -

"Well, it's not as if they're needed any more"

Oh dear, -

In France Macron is often referred to as le petit roi. 🤴 So he would need the jewels!

It's not the only robbery from French museums recenty, apparently.

Gold has been stolen from the National Museum of Natural History and porcelain worth £millions from the Limoges Museum.

Yes, Limoges theft was apparently €9.5 million.

escaped

24 hours on, nothing. Don't they say it gets more difficult to catch anyone as time goes by?

I've scanned the French papers this morning and they seem rather embarrassed! They appear to be talking in depth about anything other than the heist, because there's nothing to go on!

One can't help thinking that if this had been in London, our police would be putting out public appeals and showing more film of the robbers getting away?

I have to say, those pieces are very beautiful. But not really the stuff you'd wear down the street or in Sainsburys Carrefour.

Oh I don’t know, I always wear my pearls and tiara when roaming around Bon Marche.🤔Doesn’t everyone?

Allira

The nerve of them though!

That huge ladder, the yellow high-viz jackets - a jewellery heist of the Crown Jewels in plain sight.

Yes, it is shocking but you have to admire their audacity!

I wonder if this was done to order?

I agree, I do have a sneaking admiration for the chutzpah!

I think it's quite common to pose as workmen.
The more big stuff (like diggers or latters) probably the better.

Did you see the picture of the burly robber sawing open the cabinet? He's hardly what I'd call a nifty, agile cat burglar!
Looks like he'd had quite a few croissants for breakfast!

Oreo

escaped

24 hours on, nothing. Don't they say it gets more difficult to catch anyone as time goes by?

I've scanned the French papers this morning and they seem rather embarrassed! They appear to be talking in depth about anything other than the heist, because there's nothing to go on!

One can't help thinking that if this had been in London, our police would be putting out public appeals and showing more film of the robbers getting away?

I have to say, those pieces are very beautiful. But not really the stuff you'd wear down the street or in Sainsburys Carrefour.

Oh I don’t know, I always wear my pearls and tiara when roaming around Bon Marche.🤔Doesn’t everyone?

Only when I go to Patisserie Valerie.

😆
I save mine for Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, chérie.

I'll expect to see you in Tatler, wearing remodelled versions of the jewels!

Guess what was delivered to my porch this morning?
How opportune!

escaped

😆
I save mine for Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, chérie.

Mrs Boasty 😂

How did they get that ladder? Did they just hire it? If so maybe they can be traced - though of course not likely to give real name and address I suppose.......! Quite hard to steal a ladder like that

Someone I was chatting to this afternoon said she thought the ladder was there.
She thought it must be an inside job, or at least with help from inside The Louvre.

I so hope they catch them before the pieces are destroyed and remodelled. Imagine how unfunny it would be if the Crown Jewels were stolen, and all that history wiped out.

Someone on the inside knows something, I'm sure.

Iam64

I confess to laughing out loud when listening to the news yesterday, I particularly enjoyed the classic calm bbc voice referring to it as a Heist

There’s a cracking film to be made

I also confess to laughing out loud. You know because the French think of themselves as such a wonderful and perfect people. And obviously still hate the English.

I think my niece defunct local H. Samuel probably had better security features than this museum. They seem to at least of had a burglar alarm which went off now and then.

I hope the Yeoman of the Guard are in still top form in guarding the Crown Jewels .

Au Revoir a bientot

Of course, it's more than just a robbery of some jewellery. It's a robbery of the history of France and all that that means.

It's very difficult for these places that house such precious items. The answer is probably more security staff, more alarm systems, etc. But all that comes at a cost, and France, like all other countries, is in huge financial difficulty. Where will the money come from?

Whenever I read 'the French hate the English' I
do wonder how many French people you actually know.

I've lived here a long time and never met anyone who
openly is hostile to me or my nationality far from it
they are happy to know more of me and readily share
any holiday they have had in England

If knowledge of the French comes from the Daily Mail
then it should be taken with a pinch of salt, reality it
is not.