Queen Elizabeth could need to beef up her safety!
Final week, a person posing as a priest was welcomed into Victoria Barracks, situated instantly outdoors of Windsor Citadel, in keeping with The Solar. Not solely did the troopers stationed on the barracks enable the intruder in with out checking for identification, he was even welcomed with drinks and a meal as he frolicked with the officers there earlier than being supplied a mattress to remain the evening!
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The unidentified man apparently claimed to be a pal of the chaplain for the Coldstream Guards on the barracks. A supply informed TalkTV (per The Solar):
“The man turned up on the gate, stated his identify was Father Cruise and claimed to be a pal of the battalion’s Padre, the Rev Matt Coles. He was invited in and supplied one thing to eat.”
Per Individuals, the TalkTV sources revealed:
“Inside a few hours, he was ingesting with the officers within the bar and telling them tales of how he had served in Iraq. He was telling plenty of tall tales and the lads had been having fun with his banter and having a couple of drinks. It was solely later when he began speaking about how he had labored as an ejector-seat check pilot and had some organs changed that the chaps began to get suspicious.”
Regardless of these suspicions, the intruder nonetheless spent the evening within the barracks; police weren’t known as till the next morning, April 27. Unsurprisingly, the supply reported:
“Checks had been made within the morning. It was obvious this man wasn’t a bona fide priest.”
The TalkTV supply claimed that the person was “recognized to native police as having psychological well being points.” In a press release, a Thames Valley Police spokesperson informed NBC Information:
“We acquired a report of an outsider at Victoria Barracks in Sheet Avenue, Windsor. Officers attended and eliminated the outsider from the barracks. No additional motion was required.”
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In the meantime, a spokesperson for the British Military informed Individuals:
“The Military takes this breach of safety extraordinarily severely and will probably be completely investigated as a matter of precedence. This incident is now a part of an ongoing investigation and it could subsequently be inappropriate to remark additional presently.”
Because it occurs, the queen was away at Sandringham Home for the celebration of her 96th birthday when the incident occurred. She really returned from her journey simply hours after the person had been escorted off the premises. In line with a Individuals supply, “there was no breach of safety at Windsor Citadel and there was no breach of royal safety.”
Fairly scary {that a} man may simply easy speak his method onto the grounds like that. Sounds just like the queen wants some much less gullible guards over there!
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