Tamara Ecclestone has revealed she is still struggling with the trauma of a 2019 burglary, in which thieves broke into her home and stole £25m worth of jewellery and cash. 

The 40-year-old socialite’s £70m mansion on ‘Billionaire’s row’ in Kensington, West London was targeted in what is believed to be the UK’s biggest ever domestic raid. At the time, Tamara was away on holiday with her family.

Although six years have pᴀssed since the robbery, Tamara admitted that it’s still been a tough road. She’s had to make significant changes and take extra precautions to feel secure again.

She told The Mirror: ‘It has been tough, I’ve had to adjust and put measures in place to make myself feel as secure as possible. Sadly, London is a scary place, lots of my friends have experienced similar things.’ 

In 2021 three men from Italy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle after a series of raids – including on the nearby home of Frank and Christine Lampard. 

The men were sentenced to eight to 11 years in prison and returned to Italy to serve their terms. 

Tamara Ecclestone has revealed she is still struggling with the trauma of a 2019 burglary, in which thieves broke into her home and stole £25m worth of jewellery and cash (pictured last year)

The 40-year-old socialite’s £70m mansion on ‘Billionaire’s row’ in Kensington, West London was targeted in what is believed to be the UK’s biggest ever domestic raid

Tamara, the daughter of F1 mogul Bernie Ecclestone, is married to art investor Jay Rutland, 43, with whom she starred in the ITV reality show Tamara’s World. The couple share daughters, Sophia, 10, and Serena, 4.

Tamara also opened up about the emotional impact on her eldest daughter, Sophia, who struggled to feel safe at home after the traumatic experience.

She shared: ‘She did struggle so we’ve just been just trying to make it as safe as possible at home and move forward. There’s nothing we can do about it.’ 

‘We have talked a lot about it to her and she’s in a much better place. Seeing her even have those thoughts at such a young age was really hard to cope with.’ 

Last month, Tamara revealed she believes the £25million burglary at her home was an ‘inside job’ – and fears some of the culprits may never face justice in the UK.

The star spoke out for the first time since raiders ransacked her home six years ago, making off with diamonds and other valuables. 

She told The Times: ‘It’s actually quite hard to talk about because my daughter now has access to Google.’ 

‘We lied to her when it happened because she was young, but she found out anyway.’ 

Although six years have pᴀssed since the robbery, Tamara admitted that it’s still been a tough road. She’s had to make significant changes and take extra precautions to feel secure again

She said in a new interview: ‘It has been tough, I’ve had to adjust and put measures in place to make myself feel as secure as possible. Sadly, London is a scary place,’ 

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Tamara also shared that she now travels with two bodyguards out of fear of being kidnapped, as her 5ft 4in father has fallen victim to several burglaries. 

She described how the burglary has ‘definitely made me feel that things aren’t always as they appear, people you think you can trust, you can’t always trust, which is a lesson I’ve learnt time and time again. This time it really hit home.’

The socialite expressed frustration over the fact that potential offenders remain on the run, while none of the 400 stolen items have been recovered.

She added: ‘The biggest letdown really is that the [other] people who did it will probably never be extradited to the UK.’

‘I think it is worse getting caught and then nothing actually happening to them.’

Tamara, daughter of F1 mogul Bernie Ecclestone (right), is married to art investor Jay Rutland, 43, (left) with whom she starred in the ITV reality show Tamara’s World (pictured 2015)

The couple shares two daughters, Sophia, 10, and Serena, 4, (pictured last year)

When asked whether she thought the burglary was an ‘inside job’, she replied: ‘I’m not really allowed to speak about that but I don’t see how it’s not.’

Tamara also said of the burglary’s aftermath: ‘I just felt violated. We thought about moving, or moving country.’

‘But then I thought, actually, this is my house and, before this happened, this has been such a happy place.’

She had purchased the home for £45 million in 2011, though properties on the same street are now valued at over £200 million.