The Parisian aristocrat demands the return of the ancestral estate in an inheritance dispute

One of the descendants of the last French monarchs demanded the return of a historical chateau that had previously belonged to his family, after a scandal arose over an attempt to turn part of it into a hotel and accusations of missing artworks.

Château Chantilly, located 30 miles north of Paris, was handed over to the Institute of France in 1886 as a gift from its ancestor Henri d'Orléans.

Château Chantilly is one of the most famous in France, but in recent years it has been facing financial difficulties, despite a £70 million restoration carried out by the Aga Khan and £4 million in grants from pandemic recovery funds.

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