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Ben Mitchell

Lovejoy episode helps antiques dealer spot plaques stolen from Napoleon III tomb

Pc Mark Webb and Paul Gostelow with two of three ‘priceless’ altar plaques stolen from the crypt of Napoleon Bonaparte III in a Hampshire monastery (Hampshire Constabulary/PA) - (PA Media)

Two of three “priceless” altar plaques stolen from the crypt of Napoleon Bonaparte III in a Hampshire monastery have been recovered after an antiques dealer recognised identifying marks from a 30-year-old episode of Lovejoy.

The wooden prayer frames, which date back to the 19th century, were taken in a burglary at St Michael’s Abbey in Farnborough in February 2014.

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