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The palace has seen its security overhauled with a "very significant upgrade", while it has also been a wake-up call for other stately homes.

An Exeter University art historian has solved the 70-year mystery over the theft of an original oil sketch, by Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, from a stately home in Northamptonshire.

The artwork, called America, was taken from the stately home in Oxfordshire in the early hours of 14 September 2019, two days after it went on display.

The court also heard that DNA, "likely to have been left by Mr Sheen" was found on a sledge hammer left in the toilet cubicle at the stately home.

The artwork, called America, was taken from the Oxfordshire stately home in the early hours of 14 September 2019, two days after it went on display.