A former butler to Princess Diana was charged yesterday with the theft of jewels, gifts and cash which disappeared between 1997 and 2000, British police said.
Harold Brown, a former employee of Princess Diana and later of Princess Margaret, was arrested in November last year in connection with the thefts before being released on bail.
Brown (48) was charged with four counts of theft, a Scotland Yard spokesman said. He was bailed to appear at Bow Street Magistrates' Court today.
The charges related to the theft of items from Lady Diana's estate between 1997 and November last year. They included a model ship, believed to be the million pound diamond-encrusted miniature given to the late princess and Prince Charles for their wedding in 1981 by the Emir of Bahrain.
Other items listed were a jewelled daffodil motif, a ring, a bangle, a pair of earrings and £1,200. Three other people have been arrested in connection with the thefts.