Nov. 19, 2024

Major Security Breach at Windsor Castle

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It was revealed Windsor Castle experienced a major security breach when burglars broke into a farm on the royal estate and stole vehicles while Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their children slept nearby at Adelaide Cottage. The intruders reportedly scaled a 6-foot fence, stole a black Isuzu pick-up and a red quad bike from a barn, and smashed through a gate with the stolen truck to escape.

The incident occurred on Sunday, October 13, around 11:45 p.m. at Shaw Farm, a working area within the castle’s security perimeter. Police believe the burglars had been surveilling the site for some time, knowing precisely where the vehicles were stored and the best escape route.
The stolen vehicles were last seen heading towards Old Windsor and Datchet. The gate they destroyed in their getaway is regularly used by the Wales family as it is the closest exit to Adelaide Cottage.

No alarms were triggered during the break-in, and the first alert came when the intruders damaged the security barrier at the Shaw Farm gate. The breach has raised concerns about the adequacy of Windsor Castle’s security measures, especially given the proximity of the royals’ residence.
Thames Valley Police confirmed the burglary and stated that an investigation is ongoing, but no arrests have been made.

A source told The Sun, "They must have been watching Windsor Castle for a while," "There are alarms at Windsor Castle but the first time anyone knew there was a break-in was when they crashed through the security barrier at Shaw Farm Gate exit," "The barrier has needed to be replaced as it was so badly damaged. It was a Sunday night on a school week so the young princes and princess would have been tucked [up] in bed at Adelaide Cottage, just around the corner but still in the grounds."
ITV quoted a “royal insider” as saying “ the raid was “half a mile from where any Royal would have been sleeping”.

Our insider Deep Crown added, “Perhaps Harry isn’t so crazy staying at a hotel.”

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Calaruga Shark Media at lo and Welcome to Palace intrig

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E gam your host, Mark Francis. It was revealed Windsor

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Castle experienced a major security breach when burglars broke into

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a farm on the royal estate and stole vehicles while

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Prince William Caate Middleton and their children slept nearby at

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Adelaide Cottage. The intruders reportedly scaled a six foot fence,

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stole a black Isuzu pick up a red quad bike

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from a barn, and smashed through a gate with the

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stolen truck to escape. The incident occurred on Sunday, October thirteenth,

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around eleven forty five pm at Shaw Farm, a working

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area within the castle's security perimeter. Police believe the burglars

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have been surveiling the site for some time, knowing precisely

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where the vehicles were stored and the best escape route.

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The stolen vehicles were last seen heading towards Old Windsor

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and Datchet. The gate they destroyed in their gateway is

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regularly used by the Whales family as it is the

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closest exit to Adelaide Cottage. No alarms were triggered during

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the break in. And the first alert came when the

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intruders damaged the security barrier at the shore Farm gate.

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The breach has raised concerns about the adequacy of Windsor

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Castle's security measures, especially given the proximity of the royals residence.

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Thames Valley Police confirmed the burglary and stated that an

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investigation is ongoing, but no arrests have been made. A

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source told the son they must have been watching Windsor

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Castle for a while. There are alarms at Windsor Castle,

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but the first time anyone knew that there was a

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break in was when they crashed through the security barrier

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at shore Farm Gate exit. The barrier has needed to

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be replaced as it was so badly damaged. It was

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a Sunday night on a school week, so the young

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princes and princess would have been tucked up in bed

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at Adelaide Cottage, just anund the corner, but still in

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the grounds. ITV quoted a Royal insider is saying the

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raid was a half mile from where any royal would

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have been sleeping inside. A deep Crown added, perhaps Harry

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isn't so crazy staying at a hotel. ITV helped with

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the spin control pointing out whilst the police guards and

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surveillance cameras are intended to be the first line of

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defense for anyone trying to gain access to the grounds,

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and intruder would have to get through many more layers

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of security before reaching a member of the royal family.

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A Royal source likened it to someone scaling the perimeter

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fence at Wembley when players are taking part in a

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major international match on the pitch. Donald Trump supporters rolled

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through Montecito in a Trump train, sparking a less than

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warm response from locals. The procession, complete with maga hats,

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flags and painted cars, was reportedly met with a mix

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of outrage and colorful hand gestures from the largely liberal community.

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The neighborhood home to Oprah Winfrey, Katie Perry, Gwinneth Paltrow

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and Harry and Meghan, wasn't shy about expressing its disapproval.

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Social media posts and revealed locals were unimpressed by the event,

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with one resident noting that liberals were in rare form.

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Harry made an unanticipated solo appearance in Vancouver, Canada, attending

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the Gray Cup, one of the country's largest sporting events,

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without began Markle Harry joined These Sports Network's pregame coverage

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before the Canadian Football Final between the Toronto Argonauts and

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the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and was seen engaging with the

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crowd and offering Lemma cheerful thumbs up. During his interview,

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Harry expressed excitement about the game, quipping I'm looking forward

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to the game getting started. Let's go. When asked which

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position he'd played in the Canadian Football League, he responded,

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I think quarterback is a cool place to be. This

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appearance coincides with Harry promoting the twenty twenty five in

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Victors Games, which will be hosted in Vancouver and Whistler

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and include winter sports for the first time. James Hewitt,

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once romantically linked to Princess Diana, has openly criticized former

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BBC journalist Martin Bashier, accusing him of exploiting Diana. During

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the infamous nineteen ninety five Panorama interview, Hewitt referred to

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Bashir as a toad and condemned his actions as manipulative

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and deceitful. Hewitt told the Son, I think the chap

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needs to seriously search his conscience to do it by

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deception is unforgivable and there is very little road back

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from that. I don't know him personally, but I think

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any underhandedness, and particularly if it's taking advantage of someone's

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weakness and being a toad, is wrong. It did affect

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me and had a huge effect. Hewitt went on to

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criticize the Panorama program, stating, I hope people realize that

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the whole of the program should be seen for what

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it was, and that was to deceive somebody into saying

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things and doing things that they may not necessarily have

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been willing to say had all the facts been known.

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It was not good for anybody except BBC figures in

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Martin Basheer's career. It wasn't exposing anything, it was just

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using lyes and half truths. During the interview, Diana made

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her infamous statement, well there were three of us in

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this marriage, so it was a bit crowded, princing Prince

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Charles's relationship with Camilla Parker Bowls. Diana also admitted to

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her affair with Hewitt, saying, yes, I was in love

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with him, but I was very let down. Reflecting on

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his experience, Hewitt said the stigma of being her lover

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and being labeled a cad has shattered my aspirations of fatherhood.

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Hewitt also recounted how this dark period made him feel

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like the most despised man globally. Pallacin Triga be right back.

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Princess Anne was spotted enjoying some sport over the weekend.

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The possible former royal sex bomb was spotted at Edinburgh's

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Murrayfield Stadium during the Scotland versus Portugal Autumn Nations match,

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wrapped in a navy coat and a ton scarf, a

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subtle nod to her Scottish patronage. She was seen alongside

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Colin Rigby, president of the Scottish Rugby Union. A longtime

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patron of the Scottish Rugby Union. The Princess Royal rarely

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misses a Scotland match. Princess Michael of Kent has found

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herself at the center of an unusual and rather undignified

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SIG situation. A batch of her private letters from the

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late seventies and early eighties has surfaced on eBay, listed

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at sixty five pounds each or best offer. The correspondence,

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penned by the late Monsignor Ralph Brown, Detail's efforts to

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secure a Roman Catholic blessing for her marriage to Prince Michael.

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Until now, Princess Michael was unaware of the letter's public sale.

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Her spokesman confirmed Princess Michael didn't know about the sale

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of letters. At this moment. There will be no further comment.

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The identity of the seller remains a mystery, with the

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vendor refusing to disclose how the letters came into their possession.

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They vaguely claimed the items were pushed in auction house

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at some point, but declined to provide details about when

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or how they first appeared in the public domain. The

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letters offer insight into the challenges Princess Michael faced in

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seeking a Catholic blessing for her marriage. Her first marriage

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to banker Tom Trubridge entered in divorce in nineteen seventy seven,

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followed by a papal annulment, despite their nineteen seventy eight

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civil wedding. In her efforts to secure church approval for

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her union with Prince Michael and the Anglican were lengthy

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and complex. After lobbying church authorities, including an audience with

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a cardinal, her persistence was rewarded in nineteen eighty three

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with a formal Roman Catholic blessing and there you have it.

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