Saudi Princess Robbed of Luxury Belongings in Paris Heist

Women wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walks at the rue Rivoli in Paris, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. The French government is supplying quick virus tests to nursing homes around the country, amid sharply rising numbers of virus infections and deaths in care homes in recent weeks. (AP Photos/Michel Euler)

PARIS (AFP) — Thieves have taken some 600,000 euros worth of high-end goods from the Paris home of a Saudi princess, a source close to the case said on Friday.

The 47-year-old princess, who had not set foot in the apartment since August, discovered on returning that bags, watches, jewelery and furs worth about $720,000 were missing.

The princess, whose name was not revealed, was hospitalized in a state of shock and has not yet spoken to police.

The thieves appear to have entered the apartment, situated near the swank Avenue George V in the heart of the French capital, without using force, the source close to the case said.

The bounty included around 30 Hermes bags worth between 10,000 and 30,000 euros each, a Cartier watch, jewelery and fur items.

Prosecutors have opened a formal investigation which will be handled by the Paris police’s special anti-gang unit.

Le Parisien newspaper reported that an early suspect was a man who had been staying at the princess’s apartment since August.

A spare set of keys to her home had gone missing, the paper added.

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