Piers Morgan and wife burgled in French villa
Piers Morgan and his wife Celia Walden were burgled while they slept in their French villa, she has said.
The incident happened early on Thursday morning, shortly before the couple were due to leave the Cote d’azur in the south of France and return to the UK.
Writing in a national newspaper, Walden recalled waking at 6.15am to prepare to check out of the property. The journalist, who has been married to the Good Morning Britain presenter since 2010, discovered her handbag on the sofa and her jewellery box lying empty beside it.
She said she felt a “sense of violation” at the actions of the “depraved and despicable, inhuman” thieves. Among the stolen items were an art deco ring Morgan bought her on their fifth wedding anniversary.
Police said they believed the thieves left the villa after hearing Walden press the snooze button on her alarm. Morgan, 55, has three sons with his ex-wife and a daughter with Walden.