The diamond merchant who bought them for an …

Comment posted BAA flogs Dowager Duchess of Argyll’s lost jewellery by Robert Wakeham.

The diamond merchant who bought them for an alleged £5,000 was, of course, a person of the highest integrity, a pillar of the community, and entirely unaware of the true worth of the gems – and that they would therefore undoubtedly have been sorely missed by their real owner. My heart goes out to this poor character.

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2 Responses to The diamond merchant who bought them for an …

  1. The diamond merchant who bought them for an alleged £5,000 was, of course, a person of the highest integrity, a pillar of the community, and entirely unaware of the true worth of the gems – and that they would therefore undoubtedly have been sorely missed by their real owner. My heart goes out to this poor character.

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    • The presumption is that the insurance company will now be paid back the money that it had to part with .Such a sad loss.
      Did i miss the government announcement of the second fools day of the year. Who carries 100k of jewellery around Glasgow airport, and takes it out of the bag to look at it. Amazing that the earrings and platinum diamond ring turned up as well. Too many questions to be asked on this one.????

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