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Former Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button and his wife Brittny have announced their reluctance to return to the UK following a high-profile theft in London. The couple were victims of a robbery in February 2025, when a suitcase belonging to Brittny was stolen upon their arrival at St Pancras International.
According to Mail Online, the incident occurred on February 13 as Button was unloading their vehicle with the help of a chauffeur. During the process, an opportunistic thief snatched Brittny’s Goyard carry-on suitcase, which held a collection of valuable and sentimental items. The stolen contents included two luxury Hermès Kelly handbags and irreplaceable antique jewellery with deep personal significance, including pieces linked to the couple’s wedding and the birth of their daughter. The total value of the stolen items was estimated at £250,000.
Brittny spoke emotionally about the impact of the theft, revealing her devastation over losing items she had hoped to pass down to her daughter as family heirlooms. “It’s just crazy,” she said. “I don’t really have many things from my parents, and I wish I did. So it’s really heartbreaking.”
She also expressed her growing unease with London, saying that while she and Button once enjoyed visiting the city, it now feels “dark and scary.” This emotional shift has led the couple to consider avoiding the UK altogether, despite having family ties in the country. “We really have no interest in going back to the UK, and it’s a shame because we will have to go back for family and work,” Brittny explained. She added that the increasing sense of insecurity in London is especially upsetting, given that her children’s grandmother and aunts still live there.
The British Transport Police confirmed that a 41-year-old man was arrested and later pleaded guilty to the theft at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on February 19, 2025. Brittny publicly praised the police for their swift response and the successful identification of the thief.
The Buttons’ experience is part of a broader trend of high-profile thefts targeting figures in the Formula 1 world in London. In 2019, Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of ex-F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, suffered a break-in at her West London mansion while on holiday, losing an estimated £25 million in valuables. In another shocking incident in 2021, British F1 driver Lando Norris was assaulted in a Wembley car park after the Euro 2020 final, where thieves stole his rare £144,000 Richard Mille designer watch.
These incidents have sparked growing concern about safety in the UK’s capital, particularly among celebrities and public figures.
