How an old suitcase revealed a hidden family fortune, lost under Nazi rule

Charlie Northcott and

Ben Milne

BBC Antony Easton wearing a light-colored long-sleeve shirt stands indoors, holding a black-and-white photograph of his father, Peter Easton, dressed in a suit and tie. Behind him is a room with bookshelves and various items, lit by natural light from a window on the right.
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It started with a suitcase hidden under a bed.

It was 2009, and Antony Easton’s father, Peter, had recently died. As Antony started to engage with the messy business of probate, he came across a small brown leather…

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