An 18ct gold toilet, worth an estimated one million pounds has been stolen from Blenheim Palace; the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
The toilet, titled "America", and created by by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was appearing in an art exhibition. What is worse is it was plumbed in, and the theft has caused "significant water damage".
An expensive way to "spend a penny". The police say they have nothing to go on.
**OFFICIAL STATEMENT**
— Blenheim Palace (@BlenheimPalace) September 14, 2019
Following the Thames Valley Police statement we can confirm ‘America’, the art piece by Maurizio Cattelan has been stolen in the early hours of this morning.
We are saddened by this extraordinary event, but also relieved no-one was hurt.