A BRAZEN thief stole £100,000 in diamonds from a jewellers loved by Kate Middleton.
Lucy Roberts, 39, was caught red handed dripping in the gems she’d robbed from a Daniella Draper branch in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The Princess of Wales, 43, has previously been seen donning a £1,070 personalised Gold Midnight Moon Necklace by Daniella Draper.
The pendant was engraved with the letters G, L, C to represent her children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven.
The mother-of-three’s delicate necklace was also decorate with three stars.
Online, the product description reads: “The moon is universally representing the rhythm of time as it embodies the cycle.
“The phases of the moon symbolise immortality, eternity and enlightenment.”
Meanwhile, Roberts, from Grimsby, had nicked the jewels while working as a manager at the store from 2017 to 2018.
Officers detained her at Heathrow Airport when she came back from a cruise, wearing a “substantial amount” of the jewellery.
The thief brazenly tried to discard the pieces as she was escorted through the airport.
An investigation was sparked after Daniella Draper staff reported Roberts for taking pieces home with her under the guise she was sorting out stock.
After pocketing the priceless items, the manager quit her job and jetted off to go on a luxury cruise.
When employees noticed her boasting the jewellery in pictures, they flagged it with the area manager.
The probe later uncovered she’d been creating false stock takes and registering fraudulent return transactions.
Detectives from Humberside Police located 269 items worth a total value of £107,965 in Roberts’ bedroom.
When she was arrested, the criminal was dripping in around £1,015 of stolen items.
And, about 22 items, estimated at around £13,880, were also uncovered in her suitcase.
Roberts appeared at Grimsby Crown Court, where she admitted theft by an employee and was sentenced to 28 months in prison.
Detective Sergeant Krista Wilkinson, of Humberside Police, said: “Without a care in the world, dripping in diamonds, thinking she had deceived everybody, Roberts arrogantly posed on social media and sent pictures boasting to her ex-colleagues about the great time she was having on holiday, not thinking they would realise what she had been doing.
“From the photos she sent colleagues you could clearly see the high value and unique pieces that she was wearing which she had not purchased whilst working for the store.
“Whilst the company may sell luxury products, they are still a business who rely on customers and sales to be able to continue to operate and contribute to the community.
“I am pleased she is now behind bars and I hope it will give her ample time to think about the crime she committed and how it has impacted not only the company, but the colleagues who considered her a friend and who were betrayed by her in such a trusted role.”
Speaking on court conclusion, a spokesperson for the store said: “We’re pleased to finally have closure on the matter after several years.
“We remain incredibly grateful to Humberside Police Force and our employees, who at the time of the investigation, worked tirelessly and diligently to bring about this outcome and for justice to be achieved.”
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