Jigsaw fashion tycoon who played as royal 'matchmaker' for Wills and Kate charged with sheep cruelty offences on £12million country estate By Sam Merriman and Cameron Charters Published: 23:21, 24 August 2024 | Updated: 23:27, 24 August 2024 e-mail The multi-millionaire founder of luxury fashion chain Jigsaw has been charged with animal cruelty offences on his £12million country estate, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. John Robinson, who played a key role in Prince William and Kate's love story and is a close friend of the Middleton family, faces nine charges under animal welfare legislation. The 77-year-old appeared at Swindon Magistrates' Court on Friday accused of permitting the suffering of animals on his sprawling 300-acre farm in Wiltshire.
Also appearing in the dock was farm manager Charles Williams, who faces ten charges under animal welfare legislation. Robinson is accused of permitting the unnecessary suffering of animals on three occasions, including to a lamb when he allegedly failed 'either to seek veterinary advice or to humanely destroy' the lamb despite knowing it would suffer. John Robinson, multi-millionaire founder of luxury fashion chain Jigsaw, has been charged with animal cruelty offences on his £12million country estate, The Mail on Sunday can reveal Jigsaw is a fashion clothing retailer with store and concession partners across United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Australia Read More Grandmother admits uploading one image and 26 videos of monk.