THE Marquess of Bute and his socialite daughter have been charged with allegedly breaking coronavirus legislation, after they reportedly fled London over the weekend to travel to the island.
According to The Herald, John Crichton-Stuart and six others travelled to his ancestral home of Mount Stuart on the island, despite the ban on cross-Border travel.
London is in the new English Tier 4, indicating a high prevalence of the virus.
Bute is in the relatively low Scottish level 2.
The Marquess, also known as John Colum Bute, is a former F1 driver who raced under the name Johnny Dumfries.
His daughter, known as Lola Bute, is a model and activist and a regular on the society pages.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "On Monday December 21 2020, we received a report of a group of people travelling to the Isle of Bute in contravention of alleged breaches under the coronavirus legislation.
"Inquiries were carried out and three men aged 32, 62 and 69 years, and four women aged 21, 29, 60 and 90, have been charged and will be subject of a report to the procurator fiscal."
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