Officials at the Louvre Museum in Paris have released images of a royal crown that was left damaged and deformed after being abandoned by thieves during the brazen robbery late last year. | Source: BBC News/Louvre Museum

The Louvre issued the first photos of the crown since the raid, showing the damage it sustained.

One of the crown's golden eagles is missing but all the emeralds and most of the diamonds remain.

The undamaged crown of French Empress Eugenie - seen here in a photograph from 2025