Royal Heirlooms, including an 1820 diamond tiara worth diamond necklaces and several luxury watches worth a staggering total of 700,000 pounds have been stolen.
Goodwood House where the Heirlooms are kept
Precious jewelries worth nearly £700,000, including a diamond ring given by Charles II to his mistress, have been stolen in a raid at one of Britain's most treasured stately homes .
Detectives have made a nationwide appeal following the break-in at 17th Century Goodwood House near Chichester, West Sussex, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Lord March - the founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed - and his wife Lady March have been left "devastated" at the theft of "irreplaceable" items, police said.
One of the heirlooms worth nearly £700,000, which have been stolen in a raid at Goodwood House near Chichester, West Sussex.
tiara
Other items taken included an emerald intaglio and diamond ring from 1800, engraved with the Duchess's coronet and monogram CL for Louise de Keroualle, mistress of Charles II.
More than 40 items were stolen including emerald, diamond and sapphire rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces, Sussex Police said as they appealed for information.
Lord March at Qatar Goodwood FestivalDistressed: Lord March is the founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed
Detective Inspector Till Sanderson said: "The theft of these beautiful and treasured items have left the victims Lord and Lady March devastated at their loss."
dwood House near Chichester, West SussexTreasured: The owners are devastated by the loss of the valuable items
Investigators were working with auction houses, stately homes, dealers and those with specialist knowledge to try to trace the heirlooms.
A 26-year-old man from Hampshire has been arrested in connection with the incident and was in police custody facing interrogaton.