Overview
- Residents describe sudden closures through Windsor Great Park that force long detours and halt a convenient through-road, with horse riders reporting curtailed routes.
- The Home Office designated the area an exclusion zone under a Serious Organised Crime and Police Act order, making trespass a criminal offense and setting boundaries with the Royal Household and Thames Valley Police.
- No formal public consultation took place, with officials citing site sensitivities and the land’s Crown status.
- Windsor MP Jack Rankin called the measures proportionate given the ages of the Wales children.
- Kensington Palace declined to discuss security, and a palace source disputed talk of a backlash, as some locals say a £60 resident access scheme has been rendered ineffective by the new fencing, CCTV and no-entry signs.