Kim Kardashian used insurance money from 2016 jewelry heist to buy a huge new diamond ring

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Kim Kardashian arrived in court Tuesday sporting some new sparkle. AFP via Getty Images

Bling, bling, Paris is calling.

Kim Kardashian made a splash on the first day of her Paris trial on Tuesday, where she testified about being robbed of $10 million worth of jewelry in 2016.

The 44-year-old jewelry star was dripping in diamonds while she took the stand, including a $3 million Samer Halimeh New York necklace — but her massive ring caught our eye, too.

Page Six Style hears she bought her 22-carat diamond ring with the insurance payout from her 2016 jewelry heist. AFP via Getty Images
Kardashian also accessorized her vintage John Galliano look with a $3 million necklace and diamond ear cuffs. AFP via Getty Images
The star appeared to also be wearing the diamond ankle her 11-year-old daughter, North, gifted her for Mother’s Day. KCS Presse / MEGA

We hear Kardashian purchased the spectacular sparkler with the insurance money she received following the robbery — and at 22 carats, it’s even larger than the 20-carat ring the burglars took.

Designed by Lorraine Schwartz, the stolen emerald-cut stone was gifted to Kardashian by then-husband Kanye West as an upgrade to her engagement ring mere months before the Paris heist.

The “Donda” rapper originally proposed with a 15-carat ring, also by Schwartz, which the mom of four still owns.

Among the $10 million worth of jewels stolen from Kardashian in 2016 was her 20-carat second engagement ring from then-husband Kanye West. Getty Images
The “Donda” rapper gave her the estimated $4 million Lorraine Schwartz sparkler mere months before the robbery. Slaven Vlasic
She flashed the diamond everywhere she went at the time, but recently recalled West telling her to keep it separate from her other bling. WireImage

“My first one that I got engaged with Kanye [was] a cushion cut, and that was the only piece of jewelry that I owned that I didn’t take to Paris,” Kim said in a recent episode of “The Kardashians.”

“Kanye saw it and went, ‘Don’t you ever wear both of your rings at the same time. Are you looking to get robbed?’” she recalled.

The 22-carat ring and 52.17-carat necklace were just a few of the many precious pieces Kardashian wore to court; we also spied an $8,100 Briony Raymond diamond ear cuff in the mix.

West proposed in 2013 with a 15-carat cushion-cut diamond, also by Schwartz. FilmMagic
In a recent episode of “The Kardashians,” Kim revealed that she left her original engagement ring at home and still has the special piece. WireImage

The star also appeared to be sporting the diamond anklet her 11-year-old daughter, North, gifted her for Mother’s Day this year, which features the birthstones of all four children Kardashian shares with West.

She wore a vintage John Galliano blazer dress, Alaïa sunglasses and Saint Laurent slingback heels and pulled her hair back into a sleek bun for her court date.

Mom Kris Jenner joined her daughter, wearing a plaid checked blazer and oversized Gucci sunglasses.

We’re told Kim chose the multi-million-dollar jewelry as “an empowerment move” as she testifies against her alleged robbers. REUTERS
She told the Parisian courts she feared she would be raped and fatally shot during the ordeal. AP

We’re told her choice of diamonds “seems to be an empowerment move” by Kim as she testifies.

Taking the stand, the Skkn by Kim founder relived the harrowing night at Hôtel de Pourtalès during 2016’s Paris Fashion Week, testifying that feared she would be raped and fatally shot.

Ten individuals — who are primarily in their 60s and 70s and include mastermind Yunis Abbas — were charged in connection with the robbery.

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