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Pink diamond hidden in an apple returns to Chantilly

The 9-carat Grand Condé is on show at Château de Chantilly until 3 January

WORLD: Pink diamond hidden in an apple returns to Chantilly. The 9-carat Grand Condé is on show at Château de Chantilly until 3 January
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A rare pink diamond stolen from a French château in 1926 was found weeks later hidden in a hollowed-out apple, when a hungry hotel maid took a bite.

Almost 100 years on, the 9-carat "Grand Condé" is back on public display at the Château de Chantilly, north of Paris, until 3 January. The museum's director admits the apple story sounds far-fetched, but says newspapers covered it widely at the time.

Would you make the trip to Chantilly to see it?

Full story: BBC News – World

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