Sweden’s priceless royal treasures which were stolen last July may now have been recovered, police say.<\/p>\n
An online statement says\u00a0police “are working intensively” to confirm the items are genuine<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thieves took two crowns and an orb belonging to one of Sweden’s 17th Century monarchs before making off by speedboat on a nearby lake.<\/p>\n Local media reports suggest\u00a0the funeral regalia was found on top of a rubbish bin<\/a>\u00a0in a Stockholm suburb.<\/p>\n “All indications are that Karl IX’s stolen funeral regalia have been found in the Stockholm area,” the statement says, with authorities striving “100%” to identify them.<\/p>\n The thieves ran into Str\u00e4ngn\u00e4s cathedral, west of Stockholm, to grab the jewels.<\/p>\n A 22-year-old man is currently on trial for the theft, but authorities are still looking for “additional perpetrators”, the statement says.<\/p>\n The items are adorned with pearls, precious stones and gold, and come from the 1611 funeral reglaia of Karl IX and Queen Christina.<\/p>\n A police spokesperson at the time described them as “invaluable items of national interest”.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"