Four men were charged on Monday in 2019, a solid gold toilet was stolena sculpture by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan at Blenheim Palace, a majestic castle in the south of England, included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, where Winston Churchill was also born, reports AFP.

Called America, the 18-carat gold piece is a fully functional toilet and is valued at £4.8 million (€5.5 million).

It was the main exhibit of an exhibition dedicated in September 2019 to iconoclast Maurizio Cattelan at this 18th-century baroque palace in Oxfordshire, where Winston Churchill was born.

Announcing the charges on Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the four men would appear in court on November 28.

James Sheen, 39, was charged with theft, conspiracy to transfer stolen property and transfer of stolen property.

Michael Jones, 38, was charged with theft, while Fred Doe, 35, and Bora Hukuk, 39, were charged with conspiracy to transfer stolen property.

The day after the theft, police explained that thieves broke into the palace on the night of September 13-14 and left the place with the precious toilet in the early hours of the morning, causing extensive damage and flooding.