Laurence des Cars steps down days after parliamentary inquiry called Paris museum a ‘state within a state’
The president of the Louvre in Paris has resigned, four months after a gang of thieves broke …
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Stolen Napoleonic plaques found after TV show clue ⊖
An antiques dealer realised they were Napoleonic by the markings he recalled seeing on TV show Lovejoy.
38 days ago
Real Sociedad steal a march on Barcelona to get city party started early | Sid Lowe ⊕
Carnival drums provided the backdrop to surprise victory over league leaders that was not just down to luck
“There was a little magic in the atmosphere,” Pellegrino Matarazzo said. Real Sociedad’s new…
3 months ago
The Saragossa Manuscript review – cult Polish period-costume comedy is outrageous head-spinner ○
Wojciech Has’s slice of 1960s surrealism is set in 18th-century Spain, as an officer careens through farcical encounters and erotic episodes in a wild ride that could be a series of Monty Python sket…
4 months ago
‘Just extraordinary’: Louvre visitors marvel at jewellery heist as museum reopens ⊖
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Apollo gallery remains closed as police investigate €88m robbery and director faces questioning over security
It is already, in a small way, Paris’s newest tourist attraction. “And on our right,” boom…
'Woke to blame for Louvre robbery': Female museum security chief accused of being a 'diversity hire' comes under fire as politicians say heist has made France 'the laughing stock of the world' ⊖
The Louvre's head of security has been accused of being a diversity hire who put France's national treasures at risk, following the shocking heist of Napoleonic jewellery over the weekend.
London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting ⊕
‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars
He fought in the Napoleonic wars and is one of only nine Bl…
8 months ago
Still sport of the King: Windsor interest keeps Royal Ascot alive and kicking ○
As attendances at other meetings decline, the monarch’s presence makes Ascot a soft power asset for Britain
Ascot will mark the 200th anniversary of the first Royal procession at its showpiece race me…
9 months ago
Carême review – a sexy French romp about a chef who’s too spicy to handle ○
It’s hard to resist this moreish story about Napoleon’s renegade pastry chef (who is also a spy). Orgies, opium and tantalising fun with whipped cream are all on the menu
Much like the desserts whippe…
11 months ago
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Keir Starmer wants to send forces to Ukraine. You and whose Army, mate? ○
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The military is at its lowest since the Napoleonic wars and we would struggle to deploy 5000. An RAF diversity drive has left us woefully short of pilots and there is also a shortage of planes.