"It's that until Sunday not only did I not realise that the French crown jewels were in the Louvre - I didn't realise that the French Republic actually had any crown jewels. The jewels in question are not those of the royals of the Ancien regieme, those were broken up and sold after the Revolution, but date from the brief restoration of the French monarchy under Louis-Philippe and the two self-declared emperors (Napoleon and Napoleon III)."
"While the theft is undoubtedly serious - and quite embarrassing for France, given how easy it appears to be to steal from the Louvre - no-one was injured during the heist, which gave people the licence to make a lot of jokes about this; From references to Inspector Clouseau to Arsene Lupin, we were spoiled for choice for cultural references, while this photo of a very dapper chap outside the museum sparked a lot of amused commentary."
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French police patrolled outside the Louvre after thieves stole crown jewels valued at €88 million. The current set of French 'crown jewels' dates from the restoration period under Louis-Philippe and the two emperors Napoleon and Napoleon III; pre-Revolution royal jewels were broken up and sold. No one was injured during the heist, which prompted widespread jokes and cultural references from Inspector Clouseau to Arsène Lupin. A photograph of a dapper man outside the museum generated amused commentary, and French media have been investigating and correcting misinformation about him. Public debate also touches on Nicolas Sarkozy's incarceration, new rape laws, and cyclist red-light rules.
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