Overview
- Home Office orders this autumn made land around Forest Lodge a protected site, turning trespass into a criminal offence and enabling a strengthened security cordon.
- Reports describe a six-mile perimeter with fencing, CCTV and warning signs, with locals saying access to around 150 acres of Windsor Great Park and a convenient road has been closed.
- Residents who paid £60 for extended park access say the changes have left them feeling ambushed and gutted, citing longer detours and fewer parking options.
- Palace insiders dispute claims the Prince and Princess of Wales were alarmed by the backlash, while the Royal Household declines to comment on security matters.
- Former royal protection chief Dai Davies defends the measures as necessary to protect the heir and his children, and the Crown Estate says it is working with BBOWT to find alternative sites for paused environmental activities.