King Charles and Queen Camilla’s “heightened security concerns” have been highlighted by today’s “false alarm” incident in Jersey, it has been claimed.
The monarch and Queen were forced to be removed from an engagement due to a security concern, which was later confirmed as a false alarm.
As a result of the incident, the King and Queen were taken to a nearby hotel whilst the incident was investigated. It was then ruled as safe for the royals to return to their engagement.
Reacting to the incident on GB News, former BBC Royal Correspondent Michael Cole said there is a “heightened sense of security concern” for the King and Queen, following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday.
King Charles and Queen Camilla were escorted away during a security incident, later confirmed as a ‘false alarm’
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Cole analysed the incident in Jersey, hailing the “coolness” of Queen Camilla after being informed of the security concern.
He told GB News: “I’m sure there’s a sort of heightened sense of security concern because of events in America, which we know about from Saturday night.
“But what stands out for me is the coolness of the Queen. She was eating an ice cream at the time, one of her aides whispered in her ear that there was a security concern, and she was taken away with the King to a nearby hotel.
“She continued eating her ice cream, so rather like Drake before the Armada, she concentrated on the important things first.”
King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Royal Square in St Helier, Jersey, as part of a two day visit
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Stressing that any security concern “is serious”, Cole recalled the King’s past experience with security incidents and how the monarch has “been here before”.
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Cole explained: “30 years ago in Sydney, a young man with a starting pistol fired it twice. And I remember very clearly the Prince of Wales, as he then was, had a police protection officer called Inspector Colin Trimming, and he jumped on this young man who fired these shots and wrestled him to the ground.
“The King stood on and looked in bemusement, fiddled with his cufflinks and looked at the scene.”
When asked about the King and Queen’s next major royal visit abroad, Cole revealed that doctors have advised Charles “not to do too much” during his tour of Australia and Samoa later this year.
Cole told GB News: “It’s the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa, and the King is going there as head of the Commonwealth, which he’s been since 2018.
Michael Cole praised the ‘coolness’ of Queen Camilla during the incident
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“He’ll be meeting the New Zealand premier and other people from New Zealand, but they’re not going there because his doctor’s advice is, yes, do a lot, do as much as you can, but don’t do too much.”
Cole also claimed that Queen Camilla would be accompanying the King on his tour, despite “not loving long-distance travel”.
He added: “The Queen, she certainly doesn’t love long-distance travel, being sealed in a pressurised cigar tube at 35,000ft. It’s not her cup of Bovril, but she will be going with the King.
“But I’m sure the Australians will be very pleased to see them. I actually think the Australians will really warm to her, they like genuine people and they can tell anybody who isn’t. And it’s a great country, as we all know.”