Louvre Robbery Included Theft of Famed Jewels Worn By French Royals: “It’s Our History”

In 1962, the Countess of Paris attended the wedding of fellow European royalty in Queen Marie-Amélie’s sapphires—which were snatched in what has become one of the worst thefts of its kind.

How thieves robbed the Louvre in just 7 minutes: A minute-by-minute breakdown of the daring heist

Seven minutes is all it took for thieves to rob the world’s most famous museum Sunday. Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of how it went down.

The Louvre reopens as museum director set to testify before French Senate

Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president and director, is set to testify about the heist before the French Senate's Culture, Education and Sport Committee on Oct. 22.

A daylight heist and a national 'humiliation': How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.

$102M in jewels taken in Louvre heist, as museum director summoned by lawmakers

The president and director of the Louvre Museum has been summoned to appear before French lawmakers amid the ongoing investigation into the heist of priceless jewels.

Louvre robbery suspects will be caught, expert predicts, but France's crown jewels likely lost forever

The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.

Historic jewels stolen in ‘national disaster’ for France: What we know about missing Louvre treasures

The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.

Police intensify hunt for Louvre thieves as France reels from jewel heist

Authorities raced against the clock Tuesday as experts in art security told NBC News it could already be too late to recover the jewels.
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