The Duke of Sussex is jeopardizing royal security by detailing the layout of various royal residences and his personal protection, experts have warned.
Dai Davies, former head of royal protection, said the duke was an ‘idiot’ for revealing such information In his memoir, Spare – Details that can be “dangerous” if misused.
Duke writes in the book that he always carries an electronic tracker and panic alarm, explaining how his protective team worked and responded.
He included detailed descriptions of where to find “the finest bottles” of the Queen’s wine, “ridiculous gifts from foreign governments and powerful people,” and “several warehouses full of paintings.” Highgrove, residence of the Kings of Gloucestershire.
Details were also shared about the location of Queen Elizabeth II’s bedroom in Balmoral, the exact route from the entrance of Clarence House to the King’s private living room, and the exact number of steps.
“These revelations cause great concern to me, and likely cause great concern to Prince Harry’s current team,” said Davis, who has worked with police and security for more than 50 years.
“It does its job of protecting him. private or not, problematic. Only fools reveal these kinds of details about royal sanctuaries.
“Historically, there have always been people trying to access parts of the royal palace.
“Whether they are persistent individuals with mental health problems or terrorists, this information can be very helpful.
“There’s a reason Buckingham Palace never talks about details about its security operations, big and small. We can’t expect someone familiar with the royal residences to disclose such information.”
In his book, the Duke The Duchess of Sussex was first introduced to the King The Queen as greeted by the butler and house manager at the door of Clarence House.
“They lead us down long corridors, past great paintings and gold-rimmed mirrors, along crimson rugs with scarlet runners, past glistening porcelain and great glass cabinets filled with exquisite heirlooms, I went up three creaking stairs,” he said, “before I jogged right, I took another 12 steps and then jogged right again.”
“At last Pa was standing on the platform above us.”
Elsewhere, the Duke explained how to get to his old underground lair in Highgrove.
According to him, the former air raid shelter included “walking through a heavy white ground-level door, down a steep stone staircase… along a damp stone floor, down three more stairs, and a long damp corridor. There is a low vaulted roof and then we passed some wine cellars. Camilla kept some of her finest bottles.
“Beyond the last storeroom were two green doors with little brass handles, and Club H on the opposite side.”
The Duke also recalled in great detail the layout of Balmoral, the late Queen’s ‘happy place’ It is surrounded by the grouse moors of Aberdeenshire.
Prince Harry said in Spare: A heavy curling stone, often with one footman in a red coat.
“And inside a spacious hall…and a light brown wooden door leading into a hallway, with crimson carpets and walls covered with cream paper, a pattern of gold flecks raised like Braille. , and many rooms along the corridors… and finally the main chamber of the castle, built in the 19th century.
He went on to describe the grand staircase in the center of the main chamber, writing, “Whenever Grandma headed upstairs to her bedroom, she preferred the elevator because the Corgi was right behind her.” .
King Sharing my mother’s love for Scotland He currently resides in Burkhall, a mansion in Balmoral.
Meanwhile, the Duke also detailed his previous personal protection, raising concerns that this could jeopardize the safety of the rest of the royal family.
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The Duke added that he was “never allowed to go anywhere without three armed bodyguards” before his security protection was lost.
Additionally, he also revealed that the country’s official threat level is “used by the palace guards to allocate personnel and guns.”
The Duke spoke at length about his bodyguards, including one man he called Billy the Rock — he remembered his late mother’s final journey through the Alma Tunnel in Paris in the same way as her car. He admitted that he had given the green light to follow at speed. was in motion when it crashed.
Billy added, “If the driver reveals to another human that we asked him to do this, we will find him and there will be hell to pay.”