My dad made the biggest jewelled egg in the world. The obsession would destroy his marriage, family and fortune
- Posted on March 7, 2026
- By The Guardian
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My dad made the biggest jewelled egg in the world. The obsession would destroy his marriage, family and fortune

The mad venture – which my mother nicknamed ‘your father’s ego’ – would swallow my childhood. Years later I went on a quest to understand what really happened to his glittering folly