Caroline Stanbury, one of the cast members of The Real Housewives of Dubai, said her family’s holiday in Greece started with a burglary at the house they had rented on the island of Mykonos.
In posts shared with her followers in late June 2022, Stanbury said the family had been robbed within hours of arriving. According to her account, they came back to the property to find the burglars still inside, and their bags, which had been packed by the door, had been opened and emptied across the floor.
What was taken
Stanbury said no one in the family was hurt. She told People magazine that jewellery, cameras and other belongings were missing, and that among the items taken was her husband’s wedding ring, the loss that upset him most.
She said the rental was in a remote spot without a security system, and that the family had already decided to move somewhere else because they felt uneasy there. They had returned late in the evening to collect their luggage when they noticed lights on upstairs, went back outside to their driver and called the police.
Holiday goes on
The family moved to new accommodation, hired security and continued their trip, which they had planned as a celebration of exam results in the family. Her husband, former footballer Sergio Carrallo, wrote that they were grateful to be safe and that the experience made him miss how secure he felt at home in Dubai.
Stanbury, who grew up in London and became known to television audiences through Ladies of London, moved to Dubai with her family and joined the first season of The Real Housewives of Dubai, which premiered on Bravo in June 2022.
Sources: Instagram posts by Caroline Stanbury and Sergio Carrallo (June 2022), her interview with People.