Royal Security

[yvr girl]

This story seems odd to me. I would think the bodyguards would pay for their own meals etc. (And then expense them.) They are on the job.

[HRHHermione]

Originally Posted by yvr girl

This story seems odd to me. I would think the bodyguards would pay for their own meals etc. (And then expense them.) They are on the job.

It seems odd to me too- I can't see any of her friends talking to the press like that either.

[HRHHermione]

I met someone tonight who had some very interesting stories to share :) He was a protection officer in the eighties, and he worked with Diana occasionally when she was in Scotland. (He said it was when she would visit Glamis Castle with the boys, which she did sometimes when the rest of the royal family was at Balmoral. Does that seem right? I don't know enough to know for sure)

He said he only met her a few times, as he was not a personal protection officer, but one who helped keep the estate secure. He said that the few times he did meet her, she was lovely- she brought them all food and drinks on cold nights. His great-grandfather was also a protection officer, and was one of George V's PPOs. This man had a thank you note to his great-grandfather signed by George V, which I thought was particularly interesting.

Very, very cool story. I enjoyed hearing about it.

[wbenson]

Buckingham Palace intruder Michael Fagan 'given whisky by Queen's staff' - Telegraph

Michael Fagan, the man who broke into Buckingham Palace, has claimed that her staff gave him whisky after catching him in the Queen’s bedroom, saying that he looked like ‘he needed a drink’.

'I was high on mushrooms': Why the man behind the biggest royal security breach in a century broke into the Queen's bedroom | Mail Online

It was in 1982 when Michael Fagan scaled the 14ft wall of Buckingham Palace and wandered into the Queen's bedroom while she was sleeping.

And now, as the Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, Mr Fagan has spoken of that incredible night for the first time in a number of years.

Michael Fagan: 'Her nightie was one of those Liberty prints, down to her knees' - Profiles - People - The Independent

The man who, 30 years ago, climbed a drainpipe and broke into Buckingham Palace, not once but twice, recalls the moment he came face to face with the Queen in her bedroom. Emily Dugan meets Michael Fagan