She gave Mrs Kohler a jewellery box made by her nephew David Viscount Linley.

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But they said it could not have been taken from the wooden jewellery box where the police said it was found.

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She said the box contained antique jewellery and other items passed down through her family, which she said were irreplaceable.

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