Overview
- An exclusion zone with a reported six-mile perimeter, fencing, CCTV and no‑entry signs now encircles Forest Lodge following the Wales family’s move this autumn.
- Residents say closures have cut off familiar routes in Windsor Great Park, undermined a £60 local access scheme and, in some cases, forced lengthy road detours.
- The Crown Estate says the security boundary was introduced by the Home Office and Thames Valley Police and that onsite activities are paused while it works with BBOWT to find alternative sites for the environmental centre.
- A Palace source rejects talk of a backlash and says complaints have been minimal, while Windsor MP Jack Rankin argues the measures are proportionate for family security.
- The designation under Section 128 gives police arrest powers for trespass in the protected area, with officials saying the boundary was agreed with the Royal Household and Thames Valley Police.