Overview
- The account in Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty places the theft at Beaconsfield Services off Junction 2 of the M40 in Buckinghamshire in 2022.
- Jobson writes that three aides left a bag labeled “HRH The Duchess of Cornwall” in an unlocked vehicle during a brief stop.
- He says opportunistic thieves took the bag while one staff member stepped out for a cigarette as two others bought coffee.
- The book reports that MI5 used nearby CCTV to identify the culprits and recovered the jewels within hours.
- According to the account, no police report or charges were recorded, and the episode only surfaced publicly with the book’s publication in November 2025.