Sussex Police issued a press release on Monday asking for help from the public after thieves made off with roughly CAD $1.7 million (£1 million) worth of gold and silver items stolen from a display cabinet in the castle, the West Sussex seat of the Dukes of Norfolk for more than 850 years.
Police said the castle’s burglar alarm went off at 10:30 p.m. local time on Friday and that police were on the scene “within minutes.”
But they were not quick enough to prevent the thieves from smashing a display case and stealing several items of “great historical significance,” including the gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots at her execution, and coronation cups gifted by the queen to the Earl Marshall at the time.
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