The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has flagged a diamond necklace once owned by Egypt’s Queen Nazli after the jewellery was stolen from an exhibition at Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts in Austria.
The necklace, which is decorated with 673 diamonds, has been added to INTERPOL’s Stolen Works of Art database following its listing by Austrian authorities.
“This necklace, stolen from an exhibit at Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts, has been added to INTERPOL’s Stolen Works of Art database by Austrian authorities,” the organisation said.
INTERPOL also confirmed the necklace’s royal connection, stating that the piece “once belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt.”
The international database is designed to help law enforcement agencies identify stolen cultural property and assist efforts to recover missing artworks, historical objects and other valuable items.
Queen Nazli was the wife of King Fuad I of Egypt and served as queen consort from 1919 until the Egyptian monarchy was abolished in 1953.
The listing places the historic necklace on an international watchlist as authorities work to trace its whereabouts and facilitate its recovery.
