through Lyne and Ottershaw. Residents The estate was in the British newspaper headlines in 1998 when former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was kept under house arrest in one of its houses prior to his extradition. Peter Aven – Russian oligarch and banker, sanctioned during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, owner of Ingliston House formerly Vijay Mallya's residence. Thomas Bjørn – golfer Sultan of Brunei Ron Dennis – British businessman Ernie Els – South African golfer Lady Wilnelia Forsyth-Johnson – former Puerto Rican Miss World and widow of Sir Bruce Forsyth Prince Naseem Hamed – former Boxing world champion Aidan Heavey – Irish businessman Eddie Jordan – head of former Jordan F1 Team Gary Numan – musician Kevin Pietersen – Retired England International Cricketer Former residents Founder residents included Agatha Christie and her first husband who was a friend of one of the estate's founders. The original residents built their own homes in any style they wished. She and her husband separated while living there and she sold the house, reportedly to pay the loan she had taken out to pay for it. Russ Abbot – entertainer Boris Berezovsky – oligarch Diana Dors – actress Bryan Forbes – actor and film director Sir Bruce Forsyth – entertainer Ted Heath – bandleader Sir Elton John – musician Gulnara Karimova - Uzbek kleptocrat and daughter of Islam Karimov, former-president of Uzbekistan. Acquired hundreds of millions of dollars through bribery, convicted by Uzbek court. Nanette Newman – actress Augusto Pinochet, former Chilean dictator lived at Everglades Prajadhipok, abdicated king of Thailand Sir Cliff Richard – singer Sarah, Duchess of York Andriy Shevchenko – striker for Chelsea F.C. John Hay Whitney – US ambassador to the UK, publisher, art collector, philanthropist and investor Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney References External links Wentworth Estate website Virginia Water Borough of Runnymede Gated communities in the United Kingdom