Queen Elizabeth to be evacuated in case of Brexit unrest - media

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth poses, after recording her annual Christmas Day message in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace, in central London, Britain, in this undated pool picture released on December 24, 2018. REUTERS/John Stillwell/Pool/File photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British officials have revived Cold War emergency plans to relocate the royal family should there be riots in London if Britain suffers a disruptive departure from the European Union next month, two Sunday newspapers reported.

 

"These emergency evacuation plans have been in existence since the Cold War, but have now been repurposed in the event of civil disorder following a no-deal Brexit," the Sunday Times said, quoting an unnamed source from the government's Cabinet Office, which handles sensitive administrative issues.

 

The Mail on Sunday also said it had learnt of plans to move the royal family, including Queen Elizabeth, to safe locations away from London.

 

Britain's government is struggling to get parliamentary support for a Brexit transition agreement with the EU before the departure date of March 29, and the government and businesses are preparing contingency plans for a 'no-deal' Brexit.

 

Business groups have warned of widespread disruption if there are lengthy delays to EU imports due to new customs checks, and even possible shortages of food and medicine.

 

Last month an annual speech by the 92-year-old queen to a local women's group was widely interpreted in Britain as a call for politicians to reach agreement over Brexit.

 

Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Conservative lawmaker and keen supporter of Brexit, told the Mail on Sunday he believed the plans showed unnecessary panic by officials over a no-deal Brexit, as senior royals had remained in London during World War Two bombing.

 

But the Sunday Times said an ex-police officer formerly in charge of royal protection, Dai Davies, expected Queen Elizabeth would be moved out of London if there was unrest.

 

"If there were problems in London, clearly you would remove the royal family away from those key sites," Davies was quoted as saying.

 

(Reporting by David Milliken, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-02-04

"...The Mail on Sunday also said it had learnt of plans to move the royal family, including Queen Elizabeth, to safe locations away from London..."

 

I say this with nothing but 100% respect for her Majesty;

 

If someone tries to mess with Elizabeth, I think that Elizabeth will mess with them.

 

Really, really mess with them...

 

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Mail on Sunday also said it had learnt of plans to move the royal family, including Queen Elizabeth, to safe locations away from London.

 

As long as Phillip ain't driving, they should get to their destination safely !

What an absolute load of crap

God Save the Queen!

2 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

God Save the Queen!

...she's not a human being

and there's no future

and England's dreaming...

 

-Sex Pistols-

9 minutes ago, Lowryder said:

...she's not a human being

and there's no future

and England's dreaming...

 

-Sex Pistols-

Did ya ever see them live? I did!

What are all those guardsmen there for? Just marching around for the tourists? No, they are first class real soldiers, many with battle experience. Lizzy will be safe enough. This is just more alarmist tripe.

Remainers Project Fear is now making its own reasons for fear. The Times claims riots in case of a No Deal Brexit. Is this some sort of Remainer self fulfilling prophecy?

I thought any riots would be by Leavers around parliament in the case of a govt stitch up. Apparently not. Antifa and blue faced girls will be out on The Mall. Those Remainers are not all the nice educated gentile folk they like to portray themselves as.


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Will she be taking Randy Andy with her? Lol

Obviously the tabloids spout rubbish to sell papers to the prole's  but their headline about Prince Andrew and Koo Stark was a classic.

1 hour ago, Nyezhov said:

Did ya ever see them live? I did!

Yep.

77, England.

One of the best bands live i've ever seen.

Loud? Just a bit!

I think i was the only Longhair in there....

2 hours ago, webfact said:

to safe locations away from London

Braveria is far enough away.

 

David Icke reckons she has lizard traits.

 

Cod save the ling.

Edited February 4, 20197 yr by owl sees all

Total distraction story. If my house caught fire, I'd leave too. Duh. Trump not only one who engages in this sort of apparently meaningless story to keep the herd from looking at..... what this time?

1 hour ago, DoctorG said:

What are all those guardsmen there for? Just marching around for the tourists? No, they are first class real soldiers, many with battle experience. Lizzy will be safe enough. This is just more alarmist tripe.

Alarmist tripe, from The Mail.

 

Gosh!

anyone ever seen the Queen, walking round the streets of London ? total bullshit, good old lying press again. fake news

Total nonsense generated by May and her clique to divert attention from her total failure after the latest news that 1/3rd of UK businesses are plannng to leave, and the most recent Nissan news.. Obviously nobody is going to harm the Royal family.

1 hour ago, Lowryder said:

...she's not a human being

and there's no future

and England's dreaming...

 

-Sex Pistols-

Post appreciated, but please, get it right:

 

...she aint no human being

and there's no future

in England's dreaming...

 

These things matter.

Will she go willingly, or have to be forced?  Will it be a soft or hard Quexit?

Why not go to Balmoral. Guess it's a slow news week in the UK.

for any British official admitting plans were in place  to remove the Royal Family  from London in case of Brexit Riots

then leaking to the National newspapers  need to sacked for spreading alarmist  messages

cant say anymore as looks like a load of crap  as Trump would say False news  

3 hours ago, waynerooney said:

What an absolute load of crap

Agree, total garbage, just another headline with brexit in it to sell papers. 

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

As long as Phillip ain't driving, they should get to their destination safely !

Its now becoming a joke ,what next , stupidest replies on a postcard please .

Just now, bert bloggs said:

Its now becoming a joke ,what next , stupidest replies on a postcard please .

I agree Bertie, every-blinking-time I look at the Newspapers, there's yet another story about the Armageddon that's Brexit.

 

It's all a bit daft; but it sells copy!

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Alarmist tripe, from The Mail.

 

Gosh!

Blaming the messenger ?

They were just reporting what a senior Politician stated .

Alarmist tripe from the Politician, more like 

2 hours ago, meinphuket said:

Total nonsense generated by May and her clique to divert attention from her total failure after the latest news that 1/3rd of UK businesses are plannng to leave, and the most recent Nissan news.. Obviously nobody is going to harm the Royal family.

In what way did May have anything to do with this ?

Alarmist tripe, from The Mail.
 
Gosh!

According to others, you read this alarmist tripe first in The Times. Maybe duplicated in the Mail on Sunday. They are both bastions of Remainerism.
The Mail called it “The most risible No Deal scare story yet.”


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The Queen needs to go somewhere safe, Thailand would be perfect. Not Bangkok with its pollution or Pattaya with its dodgy reputation, but Issan with its fresh air and very pleasant temperatures at this time of year. My wife makes a cracking somtam.

What a load of fake crap printed in the media these days.  Queen Elizabeth II is the daughter of King George 6 who stayed in London whilst Hitler's bombers blasted the city. Elizabeth and her sister Margaret drove ambulances helping the people of London combat the bombs during the second World War   The family never moved out to sanctuary in the country.  So why should anybody even consider the thought that they would panic over a riot??  Not on your life. These people are made of sterner stuff.

Edited February 4, 20197 yr by Libai

18 minutes ago, Libai said:

What a load of fake crap printed in the media these days.  Queen Elizabeth II is the daughter of King George 6 who stayed in London whilst Hitler's bombers blasted the city. Elizabeth and her sister Margaret drove ambulances helping the people of London combat the bombs during the second World War   The family never moved out to sanctuary in the country.  So why should anybody even consider the thought that they would panic over a riot??  Not on your life. These people are made of sterner stuff.

Margaret would have 15 years old when the war ended in Europe.