Prince George’s billionaire godfather is robbed of £42K watches

Prince George’s billionaire godfather was robbed of £42,000 price of watches after he employed decorators to spruce up his household seat, it emerged at the moment.

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, misplaced a £30,000 Cartier London Tank JC wristwatch plus a Panerai Luminor Marina watch and a Breitling watch every price £6,000 after a workman sneaked into his bed room and helped himself while redecorating rooms at Eaton Hall in Cheshire.

The Duke, 32, who is assumed to personal extra land than the King, solely found the dear timepieces had been lacking some three weeks later when he was in search of the Cartier to put on.

It is believed the aristocrat, who has an estimated internet price of £9.42 billion and whose late father Gerald was King Charles’ godfather, had instructed workmen to brighten rooms on the mansion – however not his bed room.

The raid on the 10,872 acre property occurred in August final yr however particulars have solely now emerged after two males had been arrested and charged in reference to the housebreaking.

Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster, misplaced a £30,000 Cartier London Tank JC wristwatch plus a Panerai Luminor Marina watch and a Breitling watch every price £6,000 after a workman sneaked into his bed room and helped himself while redecorating rooms at Eaton Hall in Cheshire

The Duke (pictured carrying a watch at a marriage in 2013), solely found the dear timepieces had been lacking some three weeks later when he was in search of the Cartier to put on 

It is believed the aristocrat, who has an estimated internet price of £9.42 billion and whose late father Gerald was King Charles’ godfather, had instructed workmen to brighten rooms on the mansion (pictured) – however not his bed room

Last Friday at Chester magistrates courtroom, Matthew Turner, 24, of Great Sutton, close to Ellesmere Port pleaded responsible to housebreaking between August 7 and August 31, 2022.

He additionally admitted an unrelated sneak theft of £60 from a tyre store and can be sentenced later at Chester Crown Court.

Nathan Elliot, 30, of Whitby, Ellesmere Port was charged with the dealing with the stolen Cartier however pleaded not responsible and can face trial.

Prosecutor Scott Woodward stated: ‘The Crown say this isn’t appropriate to be handled on this courtroom. The cost is a home housebreaking. The worth of products from the housebreaking is £42,000, a major quantity.

‘Taking that worth, the start line is one yr in custody. The sentencing tips are clearly in extra of this courtroom so I invite you to ship it to the crown courtroom.’

Turner’s lawyer Steven Alis, stated: ‘The class of hurt right here associated to the worth of things and I agree the start line is 12 months. But I’m not saying that’s what he’s going to get.’

Turner was bailed for the preparation of background studies. He is predicted to be sentenced following Elliott’s trial. The Duke who was not in courtroom was the third baby and solely son of Gerald Grosvenor, sixth Duke of Westminster, and his spouse Natalia who’s a descendant from the Russian Imperial House of Romanov, particularly from Nicholas I of Russia.

When he was baptised on 23 June 1991, the King – then the Prince of Wales – agreed to officiate as godfather.

Hugh, a detailed buddy of Princes William and Harry, was raised at Eaton Hall together with his three sisters: Lady Tamara, Lady Edwina, and Lady Viola. They attended an area public main college earlier than High attended the small, non-public Mostyn House School, adopted by Ellesmere College in Shropshire the place charges are £40,635 a yr.

He later studied at Newcastle University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science diploma in Countryside Management

Hugh, whose Latin household motto Virtus Non Stemma means Virtue not Ancestry, was initially titled Earl Grosvenor from his beginning till 2016, when his father died and he grew to become the seventh Duke.

The Duke of Westminster (left) on the marriage ceremony of Harry and Meghan in Windsor in 2018

Matthew Turner (pictured), 24, of Great Sutton, close to Ellesmere Port pleaded responsible to housebreaking between August 7 and August 31, 2022

At the time he was labelled Britain’s most eligible bachelor however in April this yr he introduced his engagement to Olivia Grace Henson.

They are set to be married on 7 June 2024 at Chester Cathedral.

Eaton Hall has been the nation home of the Grosvenor household for the reason that fifteenth century. The first substantial home was constructed within the seventeenth century however within the early nineteenth century it was changed by a a lot bigger home designed by William Porden.

This in flip was changed by a fair bigger home, with outbuildings and a chapel, designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Building began in 1870 and concluded about 12 years later. By 1960 the material of the home had deteriorated and it was demolished.

The newest home was given the looks of a French château and is surrounded by its personal formal gardens, parkland, farmland and woodland.