Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Louvre Museum in Paris announced it will begin restoration work on a crown that was damaged during the October heist of the French crown jewels.

Empress Eugenie's delicate crown was dropped, but the Louvre is enlisting a restorer to fix it.

Empress Eugenie's delicate crown was dropped, but the Louvre is enlisting a restorer to fix it.

The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left "badly deformed".

The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left "badly deformed".

A diamond- and emerald-incrusted crown that once belonged to the French Empress Eugenie will be fully restored, Paris's Louvre museum said on Thursday, after it was damaged by thieves who staged a heist…