The harrowing necklace with a touching tribute that was stolen during Kim Kardashian robbery

Kim Kardashian was the victim of a robbery in Paris back in 2016, which quickly hit headline news. She was alone in a hotel room at the time, as her then-husband Kanye West had left their trip to go back to America, and Kim had been posting photos of herself on social media which indicated she was by herself. The criminals stole a multitude of items, including a harrowing necklace.

Kim Kardashian’s meaningful necklace was stolen during a robbery

Kim had brought a tribute necklace for her young son, Saint West, with her in the trip to Paris, where she was robbed. Unfortunately, a necklace spelling out Saint in diamonds was stolen from her jewellery box, believed to be worth $10K alone. Three armed men wearing ski masks and dressed as police forced their way into the apartment block. According to investigators, they threatened the concierge at gunpoint.

She was dozing on her bed at the time. In the police report, Kim recalled: “They grabbed me and took me into the hallway. They tied me up with plastic cables and taped my hands, then they put tape over my mouth and my legs.” She said they pointed a gun at her, asking specifically for her ring and also for money.

The criminals stole items estimated to be worth about $10m (£7.5m), including a $4m (£3m) 18.88-carat diamond engagement ring from West, who she divorced in 2022. After they left, Kim said she escaped the hotel room and went to find help. After speaking to detectives, she immediately returned to the US on a private jet and later hired a completely new security team.

An entire jewellery box of items were robbed

Why is Kim K’s “Saint” necklace worth at least $6,000 more than Kanye’s “Nori” necklace? https://t.co/QCB6AKy6NW pic.twitter.com/rYPx2UkrYz

— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 11, 2016

There was a total of 14 items taken from Kim, which were all held inside a huge jewellery box on her trip. She said that everything she owned was in that box, while staying at the Sky Penthouse, where her suite was costing a whopping $13K a night! At the time, Kourtney Kardashian and other members of the Kardashians were in Paris, but had gone out for the evening.

The criminals, who have been nicknamed the Grandpa Gang, stole the following: