Former Lawson PAs ‘begged for forgiveness’

Two sisters accused of spending almost £700,000 (€836,000) on credit cards belonging to Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi wrote to the couple begging for forgiveness, a court has heard.

Elisabetta Grillo, 41, and Francesca Grillo, 35, who deny the charge, pleaded: “Somewhere in your hearts you will find a way to forgive us.”

Prosecutors claim the Italian sisters lived the “high life”, spending the money on designer clothes and handbags.