Travellers Camp Outside Windsor Castle With Up To 30 Caravans

A group of travellers set up camp outside Windsor Castle, outside the Queen's private quarters.

Up to 30 caravans and a number of other vehicles blocked the Long Walk yesterday (Tuesday 1 June) evening, ignoring signs which stated that vehicles are prohibited.

The group eventually left after dozen of police officers and royal officials moved them along.

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Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, is a popular tourist destination, and the Queen has spent much of her time there during the pandemic.

The royal standard was flying above the castle yesterday, indicating she was there when the travellers parked up outside.

The Long Walk is open to visitors from dawn until dusk, and one onlooker said they were 'absolutely stunned' to see the camp on the historical site.

A Thames Valley Police spokesperson told LADbible: "At around 6pm last night Thames Valley Police were called about an unauthorised encampment on the Long Walk in Windsor.

"Officers engaged with the landowner and also those in the encampment and those who had gathered dispersed."

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Prince Philip's funeral began at the State Entrance of the castle last month, from which his coffin was carried in a custom-made Land Rover Defender he helped to design.

From there, he was carried to St George's Chapel, where he was laid to rest.

The Duke of Edinburgh died on 9 April, aged 99.

During the course of his career as Prince Consort, Philip became known as one of the busiest members of the royal family, having completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952.

He also gave a total of 5,496 speeches and somehow found time to write 14 books.

However, he stepped back from royal engagements in 2017 when he officially retired at 96 - joking that he was 'the world's most experienced plaque-unveiler'.

It is believed that Prince Philip's retirement from active office was not due to ill health, although he had suffered a number of health problems over the course of the last decade.

Philip missed the traditional Christmas church service in 2011 because of a blocked artery that resulted in him having a stent put in, before suffering from two bladder infections in 2012.

He had exploratory surgery on his abdomen the following year and began using hearing aids the year after that, before retiring from public duty in 2017.

More recently, he was taken to King Edward VII Hospital in London as a precautionary measure after 'feeling unwell'.

After being admitted on 16 February, he left a month later and returned to Windsor Castle.

Topics: UK News, Royal Family

Jake Massey

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