In what has already been described as the biggest theft that the institution has suffered in a century, the Louvre robbery continues to make waves across the globe. During Sunday’s security breach, thieves snatched millions in jewels linked to the history of France and other European royals. Those with ties to the stolen goods want answers.
Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia , an expert in gemology as well as a member of the former royal house, gave the crime a human touch—explaining the backstory of some stolen familial jewels. As he explains on Instagram, his godmother, the Countess of Paris, owned a collection of now-missing sapphires with her in Portugal when, in 1974, the Carnation Revolution broke out.
“Thank God it wasn’t as bad as expected but she decided to take the jewelry to sa