Masked Men Reportedly Break into Windsor Castle Farm Close to Home of Kate Middleton and Prince William

Police are investigating the incident on the Windsor Citadel property, which is the place the Prince and Princess of Wales and their kids reside in Adelaide Cottage

Police are looking two masked raiders who broke into farm buildings on the Windsor Citadel property as , and their reportedly slept of their dwelling close by.

The housebreaking, through which two intruders received into the property over a 6-foot fence, occurred on Oct. 13 whereas William and Kate, each 42, and their kids , 11, , 9, and , 6, are believed to have been on the property, in keeping with . The boys had been apparently concentrating on farm equipment and used a stolen automobile to crash by means of a safety gate on the best way out.

In keeping with the outlet, the incident occurred at Shaw Farm, one of many working farms on the property, and follows the reported removing of armed law enforcement officials on the gate that the intruders used.

Kensington Palace, the place the Prince and Princess of Wales have their workplace, had no remark. Buckingham Palace additionally didn’t remark, as is common the place safety is worried.

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A spokesperson for the native Thames Valley Police, which is in command of safety within the space, confirmed in an announcement to PEOPLE: “At round 11.45pm on Sunday October 13, we acquired a report of housebreaking at a property on Crown Property land close to to the A308 in Windsor. Offenders entered a farm constructing and made off with a black Isuzu pick-up and a purple quad bike. They then made off in direction of the Outdated Windsor/Datchet space.”

“No arrests have been made at this stage and an investigation is ongoing,” the assertion concluded.

William, Kate and their kids dwell at Adelaide Cottage which is 5 minutes away on the huge property that surrounds Windsor Citadel. On the date of the housebreaking, it was a Sunday evening earlier than a faculty day for the younger royals.

and weren’t in residence on the fort on the time as Camilla, 77, was in India forward of her tour of Australia and Samoa, whereas Charles, 76, was in Scotland.

“They must have recognized the automobiles had been saved there earlier than they broke in and recognized when was the most effective time to get and escape with out being caught,” a supply informed The Solar. “So that they will need to have been watching Windsor Citadel for some time.”

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“There are alarms at Windsor Citadel however the first time anybody knew there was a break-in was after they crashed by means of the safety barrier at Shaw Farm Gate exit,” the supply continued, “The barrier has wanted to get replaced because it was so badly broken.”

William, Kate and their younger household moved to Adelaide Cottage in 2022 so that they could possibly be near the youngsters’s faculty, Lambrook College, in close by Ascot.