With anger surrounding Prince William and Kate Middleton’s security measures, an ex-head of Royal Protection Command has come forward to reveal the sinister realities that are in play.
For those unversed with the growing dislike of the “six-mile exclusion zone” around their new home in Forest Lodge, given how it disrupts resident lives, the officer, Dai Davies has come forward to the Daily Mail.
He believes, all this is being done as a result of serious concerns, and while “it’s understandable that ramblers, dog walkers, and some neighbors are peeved that the land in Windsor Great Park that was previously open to all is now fenced off,” he claims. “Their right to roam is not more important than the Royal Family’s need for protection from terrorists and others intent on doing them harm.”
He even goes as far as to say “the whole country has a duty to keep them safe, and inevitably that sometimes means sacrifices and inconvenience—such as the loss of dog-walking privileges.”
He even referenced the increased chatter about the need for this six-mile exclusion zone and added, “[P]olice hope to maximize the time available for reaction to any potential threat…More distance means more time. And time is a lifesaver.”
To double down on the sheer need for such measures he also referenced the existence of panic rooms and noted that they work in tandem with the zone.
While explaining it he said, “I’d be staggered if they do not include rooms designed to withstand assault from outside. Such safe rooms are useful only if the protection squad has sufficient time to get everybody inside.”
Before concluding he even went as far as to make a shocking claim about just how big the threat is, in modern times. In Mr Davies eyes, they have more “credible threats from more sides than at any time in history.”
Before concluding he also said, the terrorist threat is constant and getting worse. Anyone who looks at the security cordon in Windsor Great Park and thinks this is an issue about public rights of way simply has no understanding of the world today.”