Woman’s Day New Zealand – August 26, 2019

Surihasnoproblem

waving downa taxi

in the busycity.

Cruisingdesigner

storesisoneofher

favouritehobbies.

Theteenclutches

her$4000Chanel

bagclose.

expensivejewellery.

InApril,shewentout

for dinnerwithfriendsto

celebrateher13thbirthday

and wasspottedcarryinga

beaded SusanAlexandrabag,

worth around$400.Herfriend

was carryinga MarkCrossbag

thatsellsforaround$2400.

Surihasbeenbroughtup

inNYC,wheresheliveswith

hermumKatie,40,andis

regularlyseenactinglikea

well-seasonedNewYorker,

hailingtaxisandshopping

inthecity’shotspots

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Yetdespiteherstreet-

martways,expertswarn

hatit’simportantnotto

e complacent.

“Suri needs to be

educated about the dangers

she will face on the streets,”

explains Paul, who suggests

that Tom and Katie create

a security strategy that

includesround-the-clock

protection. “They need to

behighlytrained people

nowhow to give

ough room to live

, but remain close

h tospring to her

theinstant a threat

presentsitself. You don’t

wanttosurround her with

big,hulking guards. I’d get

women who can blend into

the background.”

The cost of such a team

would be around $100,000

for each person. Paul also

suggests Tom and Katie

make sure Suri’s phone is

equipped with a tracking

device and a panic button

be secured to her clothing

or bag.

If they wanted maximum

security, there’s even new

technology “to implant a

tracking device inside their

children,thesamewaythat

peopledofortheir pets”,he

says.“Itsounds crazy,but

it makes sense. A tracking

device can be removed from

clothing, but this is fail-safe.”

Panic mode

During a shopping trip

several years ago, Tom, 57,

and Katie were thinking the

worst when their daughter

briefly “went missing”.

Thankfully, it turned out

Suri, then six, had just run

down an aisle out of Katie’s

sight and disappeared into a

crowd. She and her mother

were quickly reunited, but

the false alarm prompted

the recently separated couple

to work together to protect

Suri from unnecessary

danger, according to sources

at the time.

Tom consulted several

risk management analysts

and together they devised

a plan to ensure Suri’s

security by building a

“panic room” in Katie’s

Manhattan apartment.

At the time, security expert

Bo Dietl confirmed a panic

room “could save her life”

in the event of a break-in. #

EXPENSIVE

ACCESSORIES

HAILING

CABS

SHOPPING

TRIPS

Ytd it h t t hild th th t

SAFE

EMBRACE

Hold on tight,

Katie! Experts

suggest the

actress put a

security strategy

in place to protect

her only child.

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th

be

TIE’S GIRL

P FEARS

tching Suri?

$400

BAGS!

Suri and

her friends

are often out

and about in

designer

outfits.

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thecity shotspots.

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