Some of Prince Charles’ links of london sale, stolen in a burglary last month at St. James’s Palace, have been recovered, police said Friday.

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said a few items, including two pair of cuff links, were returned after pictures of the Links of London Bracelet appeared in newspapers.

”I opened the papers and there they were staring at me and a feeling of absolute horror that these had been in a drawer, a safe drawer, obviously safer than St. James Palace. Obviously, I went to the authorities and discreetly handed them over,” said Geoffrey Mann, a central London bullion dealer.

Mann told Independent Television News he bought a bag of jewelry and melted gold for 450 pounds (dlrs 575) from a tall man with an Italian accent who turned up at his office in Hatton Garden, links of london Black Friendship Bracelet diamond district.

The dealer said he turned down one damaged piece offered by the man, who did not appear nervous.

”Someone had tried to cut it and smash it up. Obviously on hindsight we now know why,” Mann told ITN news.