Amid the golf courses, lush woodland and grand, gated homes at the heart of Surrey’s commuter belt, Longcross estate is a vast, sprawling mystery. Surrounded by a 6ft fence more reminiscent of one of His Majesty’s prisons than a historic stately home, and with fleets of security guards manning every conceivable entry point, locals can only guess what might be happening within its immaculately maintained grounds.
In the first episode of a four-part podcast series from In the Dark, Heidi Blake explains why the daughters of the ruler of Dubai decided to escape his control.
After Sir Tony Blair was condemned by the 2016 Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War, many assumed that the former Prime Minister would disappear from public life.