Activists from civil-resistance group Take Back Power smothered apple crumble and custard over a glass case containing the Crown Jewels inside the Tower of London, this morning.
Despite Dublin Castle being under constant surveillance, the treasures went missing on July 6, sending Edward VII into a fury and creating an Empire-wide manhunt
On the latest episode of the Mail's 'Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things' podcast, Robert Hardman and Kate Williams discuss the figure of Colonel Blood and his audacious plot to steal the Crown Jewels.