By Paul de Neuville, Paris correspondent, for Eurasia Business News – October 19, 2025. Article no. 1845.
This morning, a highly organized daylight heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris resulted in the theft of priceless royal jewels, primarily from the Galerie d’Apollon which houses parts of France’s crown jewels and Napoleonic collection.
The thieves used a lift platform mounted on a truck to access a first-floor window on the Seine-facing facade, forced entry by cutting through window panes, and smashed display cases containing the jewels. The entire operation lasted about four to seven minutes, during which the robbers—estimated to be three or four—escaped on motorbikes. Among the stolen items were at least nine pieces including historically invaluable artifacts linked to Napoleon Bonaparte and Empress Eugénie.
In a video shared on social networks, the robber, pretending to be a construction worker, calmly opens one of the showcases in front of museum visitors, without action of the security service.
One significant piece, the emerald-set imperial crown of Empress Eugénie adorned with over 1,300 diamonds, was abandoned broken near the museum during the escape.
French authorities, including Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez and Culture Minister Rachida Dati, described the raid as a professional and audacious crime involving advanced planning and scouting. The museum was evacuated and closed to preserve evidence as investigations and a manhunt for the suspects continue, with all central Paris police units deployed. The heist is considered one of the most high-profile museum thefts in recent memory and highlighted concerns about security vulnerabilities at the Louvre.
The theft at the Louvre sparked widespread outrage among French citizens due to the museum’s apparent security failures. Public criticism focused on the irrelevance of existing security procedures and the absence of a functioning alarm system that should have alerted authorities immediately.
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This theft of priceless French royal jewels occured as France is in political chaos and public debt crisis. Over the past 12 months, France has had five different governments under President Emmanuel Macron. In December 2024, Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government was ousted in a confidence vote shortly after snap parliamentary elections in July 2024 resulted in a hung parliament with no majority. The Prime Minister François Bayrou was then ousted after a confidence vote on September 7 over budget project for 2026, then the first government of Sebastien Lecornu resigned on October 13, followed by a government Lecornu II with low level political figures.
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