Loulabelle's FrancoFiles episode 192
Guest: Claudine Hemingway
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On 19 October 2025, thieves wearing high-vis work wear, used a stolen furniture removals truck to get into a top floor of the Louvre in Paris, stealing pieces of the French Crown Jewels from the Galerie d’Apollon (‘Apollo’s Gallery’). The amazingly swift robbery took place at around 9.30am on what seemed to be a regular Sunday morning.
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In this podcast chat, hear Loulabelle discuss the situation with historian and Paris resident Claudine Hemingway who knows the Louvre like the back of her hand! Claudine was interviewed on USA Today the day after the heist and gives us the low down on all the details from a local perspective: what happened on the day, what is the impact on the Louvre, what’s happened since and how George Clooney is involved!
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**Chat recorded – Sunday 2 November.
Claudine’s links
Instagram – claudinebleublonderouge
Linktree – Claudine Hemingway
Links re the October 19 Louvre robbery
