Saudi princess says $900,000 of jewels stolen from her Paris hotel

FILE PHOTO: The luxury Ritz Paris hotel is pictured in the Place Vendome in Paris, France February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - A Saudi princess has reported the theft of jewels worth 800,000 euros (713,956.7 pounds) from her suite at the Ritz hotel in Paris, a police source said on Monday.

The woman, who was not named, said the jewels were taken on Friday afternoon. There were no signs that the room had been broken into, the source said. The woman told prosecutors the belongings were not left in the room's safe.