A-list celebrity Kim Kardashian is to testify in a Paris court on Tuesday, an eagerly awaited appearance nearly a decade after masked men robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week.

Ten suspects have been on trial since late April over the armed robbery in 2016, which saw jewellery worth some $10 million stolen from the reality TV star and influencer.

The trial has attracted huge media attention, with close to 500 reporters accredited, and the courthouse on Paris's historic Ile de la Cite is expected to come under siege from fans hoping for a glimpse of the celebrity.

Kardashian is ready to "confront" her Paris attackers, her lawyers said last week.

"She is committed to attending in person," French lawyers Leonor Hennerick and Jonathan Mattout told AFP last week, saying she would do so "with dignity and courage".

She is due to take the stand at 2:00 pm (1200 GMT), and is expected to speak to the press afterwards.

On the night of October 2-3, 2016, Kardashian, then 35, was robbed while staying at an exclusive, discreet........

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