The annual celebration, which is described as a day to remember the lives of those who have shaped us yet are no longer here, was marked with the gift to the monarch in his role as patron of the Trust.
As time passed, theories grew increasingly fanciful. Some suggested an occult link. Then the trail seemed to go cold. In truth, the investigation has quietly gathered pace.
There s been endless conjecture about who may be responsible for the mindless crime. It s the sort of whodunnit worthy of fictional detective Miss Marple - or, rather in this instance, Miss Maple.