Stokes announced on Wednesday that the break-in took place October 17 at his Castle Eden home in northeast England. Among the items taken was his OBE, or Order of the British Empire, a medal given on behalf of the country.
"By far the worst thing about this crime is that it was carried out whilst my wife and 2 young children were in the house.
Thankfully, none of my family came to any physical harm," he wrote on X. "Understandably, however, the experience has had an impact on their emotional and mental state. All we can think about is how much worse this situation could have been."