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PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts say after a brazen, four-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle at the Louvre.
France's culture minister has told the National Assembly that the Louvre's security cameras were working during Sunday's infamous heist, raising further questions
Among the jewels stolen in the Louvre heist on October 19, 2025, was a bow brooch once owned by Empress Eugenie and New York Socialite Caroline Astor.
This Week's Shocking Louvre Robbery Isn't the First Heist—an Employee Previously Stole the Mona Lisa
In case you missed it, on October 19, 2025, thieves, disguised as workers, stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels from the Galerie d'Apollon inside the Louvre in Paris. The entire robbery took less than ten minutes and happened during regular hours.