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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

Antiques dealer spots stolen Napoleon III crypt plaques on 30-year-old episode of Lovejoy

Two of three "priceless" altar plaques, stolen from the crypt of Napoleon Bonaparte III in a Hampshire monastery, have been recovered. An antiques dealer recognised identifying marks from a 30-year-old Lovejoy episode, leading to their discovery.

The 19th-century wooden prayer frames were taken during a February 2014 burglary at St Michael’s Abbey in Farnborough.

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