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Jewellery worth £50m stolen from London home of heiress Tamara Ecclestone

Tamara Ecclestone had left her home for her Christmas holidays
Tamara Ecclestone had left her home for her Christmas holidays

Heiress Tamara Ecclestone has been left "shaken" after a reported £50 million worth of gems were stolen from her London home.

All of her jewellery is said to have been stolen in the Friday night raid on her house next to Hyde Park after she left the country for her Christmas holidays.

Ms Ecclestone is the daughter of British businessman Bernie Ecclestone, the former chief executive of the Formula One Group.

Thieves are believed to have broken in through the garden before breaking into safes hidden in the bedroom she shares with her husband Jay Rutland, according to the Sun.

The paper reported that they fled with items including precious rings, earrings and a £80,000 Cartier bangle given to her as a wedding present.

Bernie Ecclestone with his daughters Petra (L) and Tamara (R)

A spokesman for Ms Ecclestone, who has a five-year-old daughter, Sophia, said: "I can sadly confirm there has been a home invasion. Internal security are cooperating with police in this matter.

"Tamara and family are well but obviously angry and shaken by the incident."

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Police were called to a residential property in Palace Green, W8, at 11.11pm on Friday December 13 to reports of a burglary.

"Officers attended. It was reported that an amount of high value jewellery had been stolen.

"There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue."