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Met police officers accused of sleeping while on duty protecting royal family

The Guardian · May 17, 2026, 1:57 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Unspecified number of officers from royalty and specialist protection team being investigated, force confirms Police officers accused of being asleep when they were supposed to be protecting the royal family at Windsor Castle have been placed under investigation.An unspecified number of officers from the Metropolitan police’s royalty and specialist protection team are being investigated after concerns were raised, the force confirmed. The Sun, which first reported the story, said up to 30 officers were involved. Continue reading...

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