If I ever become king, my palace will use only plastic silverware. After all, why take the chance?
Posted on 12/22/2025 5:55:48 AM PST by Red Badger
PARIS (AP) – Three men will stand trial next year after a silver steward employed at the official residence of the French president was arrested this week for the theft of items of silverware and table service worth thousands of euros, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.
The Élysée Palace’s head steward reported the disappearance, with the estimated loss ranging between 15,000 and 40,000 euros (($17,500-$47,000).
The Sèvres Manufactory – which supplied most of the furnishings – identified several of the missing items on online auction websites. Questioning of Élysée staff led investigators to suspect one of the silver stewards, whose inventory records gave the impression he was planning future thefts.
Investigators established that the man was in a relationship with the manager of a company specializing in the online sale of objects, notably tableware. Investigators discovered on his Vinted account a plate stamped “French Air Force” and “Sèvres Manufactory” ashtrays that are not available to the general public.
Around 100 objects were found in the silver steward’s personal locker, his vehicle and their home. Among the items recovered were copper saucepans, Sèvres porcelain, a René Lalique statuette and Baccarat champagne coupes.
The two were arrested Tuesday. Investigators also identified a single receiver of the stolen goods. The recovered items were returned to the Élysée Palace.
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If I ever become king, my palace will use only plastic silverware. After all, why take the chance?
Wow, we’re not supposed to take silverware from the palace? News to me.
From now on they will use SPORKS at all State Dinners..............
and a third suspect, Ghislain M.
I thought she was in prison in the US...
‘Ghislain’ is the masculine form, so this one is a guy............
They should switch to an all-liquid high fiber diet, like those blender demos produce at the big stores.
Napoleon III is said to have had a number of place settings in aluminum. Couldn’t afford to have all aluminum, so some guests had to make do with silver or gold.
Yes. At one time aluminum was a very valuable metal, more valuable than gold. The Bayer process changed all that.
Imagine putting your life savings into aluminum bars in 1880, only to have Karl Bayer ruin you a few years later.
Stealing the silverware obviously.
The Louvre heist was in mid-October. We have friends who were in line to get in when that went down. Needless to say, they didn’t get to go through the Louvre that day!
I own a titanium assault spork. True story!
“I thought she was in prison in the US...”
That’s exactly what I was thinking! :)
I hope it’s registered................
Surprised all of it didn’t disappear quickly - like the haul from the Louvre. Perps were caught but the stolen items have not been recovered.
“..the stolen jewels remain missing as of 22 December 2025.”
The gold has been melted and the stones have been dispersed across multiple fences to be re-cut into modern styles and settings. I doubt that they will ever be recovered..............
I remember that funny picture from years ago, of Hillary coming out of the White House with her huge coat open wide on both sides, revealing all the silverware she was stealing.
At least French criminals have class. Our low life criminal demoocrat filth would be after Nikes, Xboxes, Iphones, prescription drugs etc.
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