Oh my hat! Newly discovered Napoleon headpiece could fetch almost R3m

Hat with Napoleon’s DNA will be auctioned in London in October

06 September 2021 - 19:42 By Aleksander Solum

A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to the legendary European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte was previewed by auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong on Monday...

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