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Masked burglars ‘roaming’ Windsor Castle grounds ‘while William, Kate and children slept at home on property’ | UK news
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Masked burglars ‘roaming’ Windsor Castle grounds ‘while William, Kate and children slept at home on property’ | UK news

Masked thieves allegedly stole farm vehicles from Windsor Castle property.

Two men scaled a six-foot fence on the night of October 13 and used a stolen truck to break through a security gate, The Sun reported.

The pair then fled in a pick-up truck and quad bike that were stored in a barn.

The The King and Queen they were not in residence.

But the Prince and Princess of Wales, along with their three children George, 11, Charlotte, nine, and Louis, six, were believed to be at their home, Adelaide Cottage, on the estate , according to The Sun.

The family moved there in 2022.

In a statement to the newspaper, Thames Valley Police said: “At around 11.45pm on Sunday 13 October we received a report of a burglary at a property on the Crown Estate, off the A308 in Windsor.

“The offenders entered a farm building and left in a black Isuzu pick-up and a red quad. They then left for the Old Windsor/Datchet area.

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

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