It remains one of the most daring heists in British criminal history carried out by four fresh-faced students from Glasgow University. It was a crime that struck at the heart of the British establishment and threatened to derail the future coronation of the present Queen. Those responsible faced charges of treason and their story was splashed across the front pages of the world s newspapers.
READ MORE: The theft of the Stone of Destiny had taken place in London. However the police investigation centred on Glasgow and led in turn to one of the city s biggest ever security operations. The drama first unfolded in the early hours of Christmas Day 1950.