Butler to Diana Is Charged With Theft
A long-serving butler to Princess Diana was charged with pilfering items from her estate after her death--including a gem-studded model of an Arab sailing ship that was a wedding gift.
London’s Metropolitan Police charged Harold Brown, 48, with four counts of theft. The allegedly stolen goods include jewelry and $1,700, as well as the ship model, which British media reports have valued at as much as $1.4 million.
Brown currently works for Queen Elizabeth II’s sister, Princess Margaret, at Kensington Palace, where Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997, also had an apartment.
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