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

 

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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)

 

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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!

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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 ?

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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.

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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.

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