Napoleon Bonaparte's youngest sis' slippers `found`

A delicate pair of slippers, which were sitting unnoticed in a Scottish University’s collection for more than a century, may have belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte’s youngest sister, Princess Pauline Borghese, according to researchers. (Getty Images)Read More

The narrow silk and leather shoes that measured just 1.5 inches across the toes and were about 4 inches long, were marked on the sole “Pauline Rome,” LiveScience reported. (Getty Images)Read More

The slippers might have been perfect for the famously petite princess who researchers say was often carried from room to room. (Getty Images)Read More

The slippers were inside a chest of clothes in the collection of the University of Aberdeen, where they attracted the attention of museum staff member, Louise Wilkie. (Getty Images)Read More