Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood lost a set of royal coffee mugs gifted by Prince Andrew in a theft.
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood was once left 'very upset' after losing a set of royal coffee mugs gifted to him by Prince Andrew. The legendary dance veteran revealed in his 2018 autobiography, 'In Strictest Confidence' that the mugs were stolen by a 'down-and-out drug addict' after performing in Annie on the West End.
Craig, who celebrates his 60th birthday tomorrow, said his sister Sue was visiting from Australia at the time and that the backpack while they were outside the theatre in Piccadilly. He said: 'Just after opening night we went to the pub next to the theatre in Piccadilly. While I was outside chatting on the phone, a down-and-out drug addict stole my backpack from right under Sue's nose. 'The crafty joker somehow managed to snatch it without her seeing. Once we realised it had gone, we ran around Piccadilly looking for it, to no avail. 'I had my wallet in the backpack which had quite a bit of cash and I also had a set of beautiful royal coffee mugs from the Palace, given to me by Prince Andrew, no less.' Craig was left devastated by the theft, writing that he had planned to gift the mugs to his mother. The TV star said that the police interviewed him at the theatre the following day, just as he was getting ready to play Miss Hannigan. 'They must have thought it was one of those crazy days on the beat, because at the start of the interview I was Craig Revel Horwood and by the end of it I had completely transformed into Miss Hannigan,' Craig wrote. Thankfully, police were able to locate his stolen backpack at McDonald's the very next day, but the money in the wallet and the royal mugs gifted to him by the Duke of York were nowhere to be seen. Despite believing the mugs were 'irreplaceable', Craig said his PA Clare was able to get in touch with Buckingham Palace who were 'nice enough to replace them'
CRAG REVEL HORWOOD ROYAL MUGS THEFT STRICTLY COME DANCING BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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