Police probe raid cops who snatched pic of ex-madam with Osborne Chief Whip’ dominatrix in plea to watchdog
LARRY LAMB’S FUN’ WITH NEW FRENCH FANCY
POLICE have been ordered to carry out a new probe into a raid on the home of a former madam once linked to George Osborne.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police searched the flat of ex-escort agency owner Natalie Rowe, 53, last January.
In an official complaint she alleges they took mobile phones, sunglasses and two pictures of the former Chancellor.
The one- time dominatrix told the Sunday People: “Two officers turned up at my door and said my son had been arrested. I said he hadn’t lived here for years, but they called in reinforcements and searched the place anyway.
“It was only afterwards I realised they’d taken some pictures.”
It was the second time her flat in South West London had been turned upside down in two-and-a-half years.
In the first, in October, 2013, the Drug Squad arrived at 6.30am. It was shortly before Miss Rowe planned to publish a tell-all book titled Chief Whip... Memoirs Of A Dominatrix. It revealed her rela- tionship with Tory Mr Osborne, currently facing flak over a part-time role with asset management group BlackRock.
A 1994 photograph had revealed the pair side by side at a party – while Miss Rowe said he was a regular guest at wild soirees in the early 1990s.
After the 2013 raid, she said: “I don’t do drugs, I don’t deal drugs, so why was the Drug Squad storming through my home like I was running a cartel?
“I’m not into conspiracy theories. I’d like to think the fact I’ve been unfairly targeted by the police has nothing to do with the fact my book is about to be published, which happens to be very embarrassing for the Chancellor.”
And last night shehe said she still wanted answers overer the second raid. It came just yearsears after she received an out-ut- of- court settlement over another other incident in which she sayss her son was unlawfully arrested.ed.
Miss Rowe said d nothing was found during thee 2016 search, which she claims was illegal.
The Met investigatedstigated and insisted no officercer did anything wrong. Butut ACTOR Larry Lamb has spoken for the first time about his new romance with French artist Marie Victorine. The former EastEnders s t ar was greeted by Marie when he left the I’m A Celebrity jungle show last month. But Miss Rowe appealed to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which has ordered the Met to reopen its probe into the raid.
She said: “I’m suspicious over why this happened. I don’t know why they needed a van full of police – even after I told them they had the wrong place.
“One of them pushed me out of the way to get in, then they took my property without my permission.”
A spokesman for the IPCC said: “We determined that further enquires needed to be carried out in relation to the viewers didn’t realise that he had split with his long- term partner Clare Burt. Speaking at this week’s National TV Awards, Larry, 69, said: “Marie is amazing.
“I’m very happy, we have a lot of fun together and she is a lovely lady.
“We have a mutual friend who we had known for 30 years.
“They didn’t set us up, but they complaints and in September directed the MPS to reinvestigate. We now await the findings of that reinvestigation.” While the Met insisted it had acted above board Miss Rowe alleges the force has kept her in the dark over the progress of its new probe. She said: “They’re still denying they took anything – and telling me nothing of use. I’ve only had answers after bombarding them with emails. “I don’t know why they are so reluctant to look into this properly.” A spokesman for the Met said: “The search related to the prior arrest of a 21-year-old man in Dorset. “The conduct of MPS officers was investigated and found to be satisfactory. “The complainant appealed, the IPCC upheld her complaint and referred the matter back to the MPS to reinvestigate. “That reinvestigation continues. The complainant has been kept fully updated throughout. “No officer has been placed on restricted duties or suspended in relation to this matter.” invited us to the same thing. It feels like a parallel life, it’s really lovely.” Twice-divorced Larry, who speaks fluent French, said he was won over by Marie because she is such “a brilliant cook”.
He added: “I can’t cook but she does a lot of that. She’s fantastic.”
I’m A Celebrity co- star Martin Roberts, 53, broke the news of Larry’s new relationship by telling ITV show This Morning that he had met his “lovely new lady”.
I’m A Celebrity bosses had previously referred to Marie as Larry’s “friend”.
Larry had been with former The Bill actress Clare for 20 years and they have two daughters, Eloise, 17, and 13-year-old Eva-Mathilde