This combination of pictures shows the crown of Eugenie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III and empress of France, before and after being damaged during the heist from the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum on Oct 19. The crown, dropped in the Louvre Museum heist, "has retained its quasi-integrity" and will be completely restored, the museum said on Wednesday.

This combination of pictures shows the crown of Eugenie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III and empress of France, before and after being damaged during the heist from the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum on Oct 19. The crown, dropped in the Louvre Museum heist, "has retained its quasi-integrity" and will be completely restored, the museum said on Wednesday.