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Sweden’s royal jewels, part I
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Sweden’s royal jewels, part I

In 2013, 16th-century replicas of King Johan III of Sweden's funeral orb, sceptre, and crown were stolen from Västerås Cathedral, just west of Stockholm.

The robbery took place in the dead of night, with the losses discovered the next day by a member of staff. Cathedral chaplain Johan Sköld declared the items to be "invaluable" and the police quickly issued a nationwide alert.

An anonymous tip-off several days later led them to find the artefacts inside two large rubbish bags that had been dumped on Highway 555 between Västerås and nearby Hallstahammar. The items were promptly returned to the Cathedral, and there have been no arrests or confessions to this day.

Alice Cattley

28 November 2024

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