Re: Royal Privacy and Security Throughout the Years

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Vegan activists charged after 'stealing' the King's sheep from his royal Sandringham Estate and 'driving away' with the animals | Daily Mail Online

Three Animal Rising protesters have been charged over allegedly stealing King Charles' sheep from his royal Sandringham Estate.

Sarah Foy, 23, Rose Patterson, 34, and Rosa Sharkey, 23 have been charged with theft, three counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal and three of failing to record the movement of an animal, according to police. 

The vegan protest group, an offshoot of climate group Extinction Rebellion, claimed to be behind the theft on May 24 when it released a video of three women walking through a field in West Newton, Norfolk, and loading three lambs into the back of a vehicle.

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What did these activists intend to do with these animals I wonder. Do they have friends with farms? It?s not as if they could let them loose on suburban streets and gardens. It?s battery hens and poor pigs (intelligent animals by all accounts) kept in the dark in awful factory farming conditions I feel sorry for. If they let them go I?d give a mighty cheer. At least sheep are out in the open air, experience sunlight. Those other animals never do. 

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@Curryong -I was wondering the same. I recall when the lambs were first taken, that veterinarians along with the Sandringham farm estates were concerned about what would happen to them. Were the lambs old enough to be removed from their mothers? Lambs and sheep are noisy and require open space. Hopefully they were taken to another farm and received medical attention.

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Why King Charles III Got Apology From Top Politician

King Charles III was given an apology by former U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel over talks about Prince Andrew's police protection.

Patel, the most senior Home Office minister until 2022, emailed the king's most senior aide, private secretary Clive Alderton, to suggest that reviewing the decision to strip Andrew of his police team "could be something to consider."

The Metropolitan Police bodyguards were removed in the wake of the scandal over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, which saw him resign from public duties.

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Former Metropolitian police officers plead guilty to sending racist messages through What's App messaging.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-66743803

Five former Met Police officers have admitted sending racist messages on WhatsApp, following a BBC Newsnight investigation.

The men pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to sending grossly offensive racist messages, including about the Duchess of Sussex.

Other messages referenced the Prince and Princess of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.

The communications were sent between September 2020 and 2022.

According to the charges, the five men also made reference to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, former Home Secretary Priti Patel and former Health Secretary Sajid Javid.

The men served in various parts of the Met Police but all spent time in the Diplomatic Protection Group. The five, who retired between 2001 and 2015, were charged under the Communications Act 2003.

The ex-officers are:

    Peter Booth, 66, of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, who pleaded guilty to four counts of sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. He retired from the Met in April 2001
    Robert Lewis, 62, of Camberley, Surrey. He admitted eight counts of the same offence. He retired from the Met in May 2015 and became a Home Office official before he was dismissed for gross misconduct last November, according to the government department
    Anthony Elsom, 67, of Bournemouth, who pleaded guilty to three counts. He retired from the Met in May 2012
    Alan Hall, 65, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, also entered guilty pleas to three counts. He retired from the Met in June 2015
    Trevor Lewton, 65, of Swansea, pleaded guilty to one count. He retired from the Met in August 2009. Another former Met officer, Michael Chadwell, denied one count of sending by public communication grossly offensive racist messages. He retired from the Met in November 2015.

The 62-year-old, from Liss, Hampshire, will stand trial on 6 November at City of London Magistrates' Court.

The other officers will be sentenced on the same day and at the same court at the conclusion of his trial. All six have been granted unconditional bail.

The charges came after a BBC Newsnight investigation in October that prompted a probe by the Met's Directorate of Professional Standards.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-66830925

A man has been arrested in the Royal Mews area next to Buckingham Palace following reports a person was seen climbing a wall into the area.

A 25-year-old man was detained outside the stables at about 01:25 BST and held under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act on suspicion of trespassing.

The stables, home to the historic royal carriages, were not entered by an intruder, Scotland Yard said.

The man was taken to a London police station for questioning.

The force added "at no point" did the intruder "enter Buckingham Palace or the Palace Gardens".

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I think often people drink too much and try and slip over Palace walls. Not everyone is an interloper with illwill in mind, but everyone who tries to get into BP and its grounds still has to be stopped and apprehended of course.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-66113524

A crossbow-wielding man who arrived at Windsor Castle with plans to assassinate the Queen has been jailed for nine years for treason.

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, was arrested while the late monarch stayed in the castle on Christmas Day 2021.

The Old Bailey heard he was spurred on by his artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot "girlfriend" Sarai and inspired by storylines from Star Wars.

Chail will also be subject to a hybrid order under the Mental Health Act.

This means he will remain in a psychiatric hospital for now but will be transferred to custody when he receives the treatment he needs.

Prison sentence for man who took crossbow to Windsor Castle to ?kill Queen Elizabeth II? ? Royal Central

A young man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after being arrested on the grounds of Windsor Castle with plans to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Jaswant Singh Chail appeared at The Old Bailey on Thursday to learn his fate after he was arrested on Christmas morning 2021 with a crossbow. Chail is the first person in the United Kingdom to be convicted of treason since 1981 and also pled guilty to charges of making threats to kill and offensive weapon possession.

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Imo this individual was and is extremely mentally ill. It?s good that he was caught and placed in custody before he could harm anyone. He my have been undergoing a schizoid episode. Now he?s in the care of the authorities it?s treatment by health professionals that this man needs, including insistence on taking medication regularly each day. After he becomes mentally stable at least, he can then serve the rest of his prison sentence. 

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Agreed @Curryong. He clearly needs mental health treatment in conjunction with his prison sentence. If he's in a secure hospital setting, then he's away from the public. IMO that is similar to a prison sentence.