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image captionThe homes of Frank and Christine Lampard, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and Tamara Ecclestone and her husband were all broken into last December
A £26m raid on the luxury homes of three celebrities is bound to become a Hollywood movie, a court has heard.
Watches and jewellery belonging to the football boss Frank Lampard, heiress Tamara Ecclestone and the family of tycoon Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha were among the items taken last December.
Prosecutor Tim Cray QC said the team of burglars needed "back-up".
Maria Mester, Emil Bogdan Savastru, Alexandru Stan and Sorin Marcovici deny conspiracy to burgle.