Rare pink diamond goes on display in France 100 years after amateur heist

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Phillips, A. (2026, October 17). Rare pink diamond goes on display in France 100 years after amateur heist. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c61m4zkx47vlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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A nine-carat pink diamond called the "Grand Condé" is being displayed at the Château de Chantilly in France for the first time since its theft in 1926. The gemstone, one of few royal jewels to survive the French Revolution, was recovered after a maid bit into an apple containing it during the thieves' stay at a hotel. The diamond will be on exhibit until January 3 and includes academic studies and archival materials detailing its history and recovery. The museum's director acknowledges security concerns amid recent high-profile heists but notes that extensive analysis has made the diamond uniquely identifiable.
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France Paris the "Grand Condé" the Condé Museum the French Revolution

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He bequeathed it to the Institut de France, which now owns the Château de Chantilly, 50km (31 miles) north of Paris, along with thousands of artworks and manuscripts which became the Musée Condé collection.
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- Published A rare pink diamond is going on display in France for the first time since it was stolen almost 100 years ago to the day - the last time it was shown to the public. asserted
it → publish → public
The nine-carat, pear-shaped gemstone known as the "Grand Condé" was pilfered in an overnight raid on the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 and concealed in a hollowed-out apple. asserted
gemstone → know → apple
The diamond - one of few royal jewels to survive the French Revolution - was recovered a few weeks later when a hungry maid at the hotel in which the thieves were staying took a bite of the apple. asserted
thieves → survive → apple
The museum's director Mathieu Deldicque said that while the apple story may sounds far-fetched, it was widely covered by newspapers at the time. uncertain
it → say → time
Deldicque has faced questions about whether the exhibition may be tempting fate, especially given the string of heists on European cultural institutions in the past 12 months, including the daring daylight robbery of jewellery from the Louvre museum in Paris. uncertain
exhibition → face → Paris
While he declined to reveal to CNN how much the diamond was insured for, he noted that extensive academic study into the properties of the diamond had taken place to make it uniquely identifiable. asserted
it → decline → place
The results of this analysis, as well as previously unseen archive material about the gem's history and theft, form part of the exhibition, according to the museum. uncertain
results → form → museum
Naturally occurring pink diamonds are exceptionally rare and often sell for tens of millions of dollars. asserted
diamonds → occur → dollars
The highest price ever fetched for one at auction was $71.2m (£53.6m) in 2017, according to Sotheby's. uncertain
price → fetch → Sotheby
The exact origins of the Grand Condé remain a mystery. asserted
origins → remain → Condé
It was first mentioned in 1740 in an inventory of Louis Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, drawn up following his death, the Château de Chantilly said. asserted
Chantilly → mention → death
It then became part of the collection of Queen Marie-Amélie of Bourbon-Sicily, the wife of French King Louis Philippe I, and then her son, Prince Henri of Orléans, the Duke of Aumale. asserted
It → become → Aumale
He bequeathed it to the Institut de France, which now owns the Château de Chantilly, 50km (31 miles) north of Paris, along with thousands of artworks and manuscripts which became the Musée Condé collection. asserted
which → bequeath → artworks
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