{"id":453787,"date":"2026-05-17T17:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/453787\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:46:36","slug":"officers-at-windsor-castle-investigated-over-allegations-of-sleeping-on-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/453787\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers at Windsor Castle investigated over allegations of sleeping on duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-91174671_secondary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom4 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop4\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">A number of officers on protective duties from the Metropolitan Police\u2019s Royalty and Specialist Protection are being investigated, The Sun reports\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windsor Castle is in Berkshire (Steve Parsons\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fb5270d8-2aa8-4ce0-b7d1-8abdf445f912.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Windsor Castle is in Berkshire (Steve Parsons\/PA)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windsor Castle as seen down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park (Andrew Matthews\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c4aec545-d45f-498e-acdc-d23308e8da18.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Windsor Castle as seen down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park (Andrew Matthews\/PA)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Windsor Castle is in Berkshire (Steve Parsons\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779039995_538_fb5270d8-2aa8-4ce0-b7d1-8abdf445f912.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Windsor Castle as seen down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park (Andrew Matthews\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779039995_715_c4aec545-d45f-498e-acdc-d23308e8da18.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jordan Reynolds and Georgia Bates<\/p>\n<p>Press AssociationToday at 15:43<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police officers protecting Britain\u2019s royal family at Windsor Castle are under investigation over allegations they slept while on duty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A number of officers on protective duties from the Metropolitan Police\u2019s Royalty and Specialist Protection team are being investigated after concerns were raised, The Sun reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Allegations include officers leaving posts unattended and sleeping while on duty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Met\u2019s Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) has launched an investigation and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has been informed, the force said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A decision from the DPS over whether any of the officers under investigation should be placed on restrictive duties is expected before the end of next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A Met Police spokesperson said: \u201cThe Met\u2019s Directorate of Professional Standards has launched an urgent investigation following concerns raised regarding the conduct of a number of officers on protective duties at Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windsor Castle as seen down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park (Andrew Matthews\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779039996_14_c4aec545-d45f-498e-acdc-d23308e8da18.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Windsor Castle as seen down the Long Walk in Windsor Great Park (Andrew Matthews\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe allegations include officers leaving posts unattended and sleeping while on duty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe alleged behaviour falls below the high standards expected of officers, particularly in frontline protective roles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe Independent Office for Police Conduct has been informed and concluded that this matter will be investigated locally by the Met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cAs part of their inquiries, DPS is assessing whether any of those under investigation should be placed on restricted duties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cA decision is expected to be made on this before the end of next week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Buckingham Palace declined to comment and the IOPC was unavailable to comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A number of officers on protective duties from the Metropolitan Police\u2019s Royalty and Specialist 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