James Stunt's unlikely ties with King Charles highlighted in socialite's money-laundering court battle - Key part of his defence revolved around his relationship with monarch

Socialite James Stunt has been found not guilty in a £200mn money laundering prosecution, one of the UK’s largest-ever cases for the offence. The former son-in-law of Formula 1 magnate Bernie Ecclestone was cleared of concealing,

Stunt, the former son-in-law of Formula 1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone, stood trial accused of allowing his prestigious Mayfair office to be used as "a trusted hub for money laundering" but denied the offence and was found not guilty by a jury.

A jury has cleared socialite James Stunt of taking part in a £200 million money laundering plot to turn criminal cash into untraceable gold.