CCTV shows brazen thieves roll £4.75 million gold toilet out of palace
- Posted on February 25, 2025
- By The Independent
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CCTV shows brazen thieves roll £4.75 million gold toilet out of palace

This shocking CCTV footage reveals the audacious theft of an 18-carat gold toilet, valued at £4.75 million, from Blenheim Palace. The footage shows thieves driving across the palace lawn, entering the building, and then rolling the 98kg toilet to a waiting VW Golf. Palace security gave chase as the thieves sped away with the artwork, entitled “America,” created by Maurizio Cattelan. The toilet was a star attraction in an exhibition at the Oxfordshire country house where Sir Winston Churchill was born. There is an ongoing court case in to the theft of the toilet.