Thieves broke into the room of a Chopard employee, opened a safe and made off with the jewels/XINHUA-File
CANNES, France, May 17 – Jewellery worth more than one million dollars (Sh80 million) made by Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller Chopard and due to be loaned to stars walking the red carpet at the Cannes film festival were stolen from a hotel, police said Friday.
Thieves broke into the room of a Chopard employee, opened a safe and made off with the jewels, they said. The robbery took place at the Novotel hotel in the centre of Cannes.
Chopard is one of the official sponsors of the festival. The jeweller redesigned the festival’s Palme d’Or award and each year creates jewellery sets for the “mounting the steps” ritual.
About The Author
Agence France-Presse is a global news agency delivering fast, in-depth coverage of the events shaping our world from wars and conflicts to politics, sports, entertainment and the latest breakthroughs in health, science and technology.