LONDON — British police are investigating a housebreaking on the Windsor Citadel property, fueling issues about safety on the royal residence west of London.
The suspects stole a pickup truck and a quad bike from a farm constructing on the property simply earlier than midnight on Oct. 13, Thames Valley Police stated in an announcement. Police supplied a normal location for the property, which means that the housebreaking passed off greater than a mile from Windsor Citadel.
The Solar newspaper, which first reported the housebreaking, stated two masked males scaled a 6-foot (1.8 meter) fence earlier than taking the autos and driving by a safety barrier to make their escape.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla weren’t at Windsor Citadel on the time of the raid. The newspaper prompt that Prince William and his household had been at Adelaide Cottage, their residence on the property, which is a few five-minute drive from the location of the housebreaking.
Police stated they’re nonetheless investigating the incident. No arrests have been made.
The Solar final month reported that London’s Metropolitan Police Service, which gives armed safety for the royals all through Britain, had eliminated armed officers from the general public entrances to Windsor Citadel. The change was made on account of a scarcity of officers licensed to hold firearms and in effort to ease the issues of vacationers who had been nervous in regards to the presence of armed officers, the newspaper stated, citing unidentified police sources.
Armed officers are nonetheless stationed contained in the fort perimeter.
Safety preparations are saved underneath “fixed evaluate,” taking account of the most recent menace evaluation, the Met informed the newspaper.
