It’s probably fair to assume that the royal family is surrounded by far more security than we could imagine — not just when they’re out and about but at home, too. Unfortunately, though, break-ins still happen, and recently, Prince William and Kate Middleton faced one near their home. Masked men burglarized the Windsor Castle estate, and it took place during a time when Will and Kate’s family was asleep nearby at Adelaide Cottage.
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The scary news broke on Monday morning.
According to The Sun, two men allegedly broke into a Windsor Castle farm a little over a month ago on October 13, where they scaled a 6-foot wall and successfully stole a pickup truck and a quad bike that had been stored in a barn. They were able to use the truck to smash through a security gate and make their exit.
A source said it appeared that the thieves had been 'watching Windsor Castle for a while.'
“They would have to have known the vehicles were stored there before they broke in and known when was the best time to get and escape without being caught, so they must have been watching Windsor Castle for a while,” a source told The Sun. “There are alarms at Windsor Castle but the first time anyone knew there was a break-in was when they crashed through the security barrier at Shaw Farm Gate exit. The barrier has needed to be replaced as it was so badly damaged.”
Will, Kate, and their kids were at home at the time.
“It was a Sunday night on a school week so the young princes and princess would have been tucked in bed at Adelaide Cottage, just around the corner but still in the grounds,” the source added.
The Sun reports that their home is five minutes from where the break-in took place, and the family uses the same gate that was wrecked to go in and out of the property.
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Police have confirmed the break-in.
In a statement the Thames Valley Police released to People, local law enforcement confirmed that the break-in at Shaw Farm did take place.
“At around 11.45pm on Sunday October 13, we received a report of burglary at a property on Crown Estate land near to the A308 in Windsor,” read the statement. “Offenders entered a farm building and made off with a black Isuzu pick-up and a red quad bike. They then made off towards the Old Windsor/Datchet area.”
The suspects are still at large.
“No arrests have been made at this stage and an investigation is ongoing,” the statement continued.
So far, both Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace have declined to comment, though People‘s report did note that not commenting is “usual where security is concerned.”
