A necklace once worn by a passenger on the ill-fated ocean liner the Titanic has been stolen from a travelling exhibit in Copenhagen, the exhibit venue said yesterday.

The necklace was stolen on Saturday during opening hours at the exhibit hall in Tivoli park in the centre of the Danish capital, and the thief or thieves had gotten away without tripping the alarm system, Tivoli spokesman Torben Plank said.

“We think they were not professionals because there was jewellery that was much more expensive in the exhibition case,” he added.

Luis Ferreiro of the Musealia company that owns the travelling exhibit said in a statement that “the precious necklace belonged to the Widener family who were one of the richest families onboard the Titanic in 1912”.

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