TAMARA Ecclestone and her husband WON’T let a £50m jewellery raid ruin their luxury holiday – but she’s “not happy”, Sun Online can reveal.
Every piece of jewellery in the couple’s £70million Kensington mansion is said to have been swiped in a 50-minute raid on Friday night – just hours after they left the country for Christmas.
Cops are now hunting the trio behind the £50m jewellery heist – with fears the diamonds are “gone forever”.
Today dad Bernie Ecclestone revealed Tamara and husband Jay Rutland won’t cut short their Christmas adventure to Lapland.
He told The Sun Online: “I think they have something organised for after.
“They won’t (come home early).
The former F1 boss had previously warned he believed the heist could have been an “inside job”.
And the 89-year-old warned today: “They’re not happy”.
The Sun revealed how three raiders are believed to have broken into the 57-room mansion – having evaded both the 24-hour security teams that patrol the street known as “Billionaire Row” and Ecclestone’s own internal security operations.
They are thought to have broken in through the garden then headed to safes hidden in the bedroom.
They were eventually disturbed by a security guard before fleeing with items including precious rings, earrings and an £80,000 Cartier bangle wedding gift.
Tamara, Jay and five-year-old daughter Sophia had boarded a private jet for Lapland just hours earlier.
Family a target of gem theft
By Stephen Moyes
THE Ecclestone family has previously been embroiled in gem raid dramas.
Tamara’s former brother- in-law James Stunt claimed he was the victim of a £90million burglary at his home in Belgravia, South West London.
Stunt who is now divorced from Petra Ecclestone, told cops in 2017 that jewellery, cash, gold and watches were swiped.
But police closed the investigation months later with no arrests made.
Back in November 2010, Tamara and Petra’s dad Bernie was mugged for his jewellery, worth £200,000, in front of his Brazilian girlfriend Fabiana Flosi.
Three men waited outside his home in Knightsbridge, central London, and kicked and punched him — leaving him with a horrific black eye.
Since the burglary, both Tamara and Jay have made veiled hints about the robbery and “lies”.
Hours after the heist, Tamara shared a bible passage, Luke 8.17, on her Instagram that read: “For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.”
Jay Rutland then shared a meme of Leonardo Di Caprio toasting a glass, with the words: “I know you are lying but continue”.
Tamara has since shared another photo of her posing with her daughter and Santa, writing: “we will continue full of love”.
And an expert in luxury jewellery and artwork recovery says the gems are almost certainly gone forever.
Christopher Marinello, a lawyer and CEO of Art Recovery International, said that there was “no way” Tamara “would ever hear from” her stolen jewels.
He said: “We have recovered over £400 million worth of stolen artwork, but very seldom jewellery.
“It tends to get broken up very quickly. Diamonds get removed, gold gets melted down.
“The thieves, if they’ve got any sense, will do anything they can do to cover their backs. They break it down to their raw materials.”
‘ANGRY AND SHAKEN’
A spokesman for businesswoman Tamara said: “I can sadly confirm that 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.”
Police said a number of officers, including the dog unit, rushed to the mansion but the suspects had already left by the time they got there.
Detective Sergeant Matthew Pountney, from Central West Command Unit said: “A number of officers, including the dog unit, deployed to the residential property, in Palace Green, W8.
“However, the suspects had already left the scene when the call to police was made.
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“At this time we are investigating this as an isolated burglary and we are retaining an open mind around other lines of enquiry.
“Police were called by security within the building to three males being present inside the property and a fast-paced investigation is underway to locate the suspects and missing items.
“Burglary is a distressing crime and we are keeping the victim up to date with the investigation.”
