Queen Camilla's jewels stolen at 'M40 service station' after royal aide blunder
The shocking scenario meant Queen Camilla's jewellery was reportedly taken from her
In 2022, Queen Camilla’s jewels were reportedly robbed in a very surprising situation.
The scenario allegedly happened when the royal was heading to Canada three years ago.
Now, we are scratching our heads. How did the queen apparently lose her jewels? Keep reading to find out…
Queen Camilla’s ‘stolen’ jewels
Queen Camilla’s jewels were reportedly stolen at a service station following a blunder by three royal aides.
This happened as Camilla and Charles were preparing to visit Canada for a three-day tour, three years ago.
The couple were making the trip as part of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee celebrations.
Author Robert Jobson, in segments of his new book released by the Daily Mail, explained that that the trip didn’t start of well.
In fact, it got off to a majorly “rocky start” when Camilla was targeted by a local gang.
Jobson has explained that the incident happened when royal aides took a break at a service station.
Opportunistic thieves ‘nabbed Camilla’s bag’
There, opportunistic thieves nabbed a bag belonging to the queen. This bag contained some of her prized possessions.
In his book, Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty, Jobson writes: “At Beaconsfield Services, located off Junction 2 of the M40 motorway in Buckinghamshire, Camilla’s jewels were stolen after three royal aides left the bag, labelled ‘HRH The Duchess of Cornwall’, unattended in an unlocked car.
“A local gang struck when one aide stepped away for a cigarette while the other two were inside getting coffees.”
The author claims that MI5 were soon deployed to the area and managed to catch the thieves by tracking CCTV.
Jobson stated that Camilla’s jewels were recovered within a matter of hours.
Reports claim that senior royal sources were amazed that the situation was kept under wraps.
The incident was ‘buried’
The author said: “No charges were filed, no police report was ever made, and the incident was buried to avoid embarrassment.”
Royal Insider contacted Buckingham Palace for comment. They declined the opportunity to do so.
Camilla is unfortunately not the only royal to be targeted by criminals.
Famously, armed assailant Ian Ball shot Anne’s bodyguard, Inspector Jim Beaton, the driver of her vehicle and a passing journalist during a kidnapping attempt of Princess Anne in March 1974.
Anne said as Ian Ball attempted to kidnap her that it was “not bloody likely” that she would go with him.
Princess Anne was almost kidnapped
The shocking scenario happened after Ball had pursued Anne’s limousine onto the Mall.
Thankfully, the kidnapper was overpowered by retired heavyweight boxer Ronnie Russell.
Anne was reportedly “furious” about the situation, as Ball had torn her favourite blue velvet gown in the struggle.
Ian Ball was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and remained in Broadmoor and Rampton psychiatric hospitals for 45 years.
Reports suggest he was released in 2019.
Queen Elizabeth was the victim of an assassination conspiracy
In 1981, Queen Elizabeth was also the victim of a criminal who conspired to kill her.
Christopher John Lewis planned to kill the queen, as well as other royals.
He’s said to have discharged a weapon as the Queen visited Dunedin.
2018 documents reveal that the police and bystanders heard “what they took to be a shot”.
Lewis was subsequently arrested.
The BBC cited these documents which state: “Lewis did indeed originally intend to assassinate the Queen,” but he “did not have a suitable vantage point from which to fire, nor a sufficiently high-powered rifle for the range”.
Christopher John Lewis died in custody in 1997, while awaiting trial for murder in a separate case.
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