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THE 1611 FUNERAL REGALIA OF SWEDEN’S CHARLES IX AND KRISTINA THE ELDER $6,9 million priceless jewellery in regard of the importance of cultu ral heritage was kept. There were 21 pieces of jewellery containing more than 4,300 diamonds with an estimated value of more than $125.79 million. Officials have not yet been able to find the stolen jewels. The criminals may have melted down metals and recut precious stones in an attempt to make their distinctive booty easier to sell. A daytime robbery on 31 July, 2018 was the subject of much international attention. Two thieves took two gold crowns and an orb from a Strängnäs Cathedral and fled the scene by bicycle and motorboat. The royal jewels are adorned with gold, precious stones and pearls, and come from the 1611 funeral regalia of Sweden’s Charles IX and his second wife Kristina the Elder. They are worth $ 6,9 million. It is noteworthy that they were taken from a locked display. A police spokesperson at the time described them as “invaluable items of national interest”. The InterContinental Carlton hotel in Cannes starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s film “To Catch a Thief ” with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Ironically, the property has also
ANTWERP DIAMOND CENTRE More than $100 million
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Elciego, Spain