{"id":2420649,"date":"2026-05-17T17:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2420649"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:06:06","slug":"officers-at-windsor-castle-investigated-over-allegations-of-sleeping-on-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/officers-at-windsor-castle-investigated-over-allegations-of-sleeping-on-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Officers at Windsor Castle investigated over allegations of sleeping on duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>Police officers protecting the royal family at Windsor Castle are under investigation over allegations they slept while on duty.<\/h2>\n<p>A number of officers on protective duties from the Metropolitan Police\u2019s Royalty and Specialist Protection team are being investigated after concerns were raised, The Sun reported.<\/p>\n<p>Allegations include officers leaving posts unattended and sleeping while on duty.<\/p>\n<p>The Met\u2019s Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) has launched an investigation and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has been informed, the force said.<\/p>\n<p>A decision from the DPS over whether any of the officers under investigation should be placed on restrictive duties is expected before the end of next week.<\/p>\n<p>A Met Police spokesperson said: \u201cThe Met\u2019s Directorate of Professional Standards has launched an urgent investigation following concerns raised regarding the conduct of a number of officers on protective duties at Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe allegations include officers leaving posts unattended and sleeping while on duty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe alleged behaviour falls below the high standards expected of officers, particularly in frontline protective roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Independent Office for Police Conduct has been informed and concluded that this matter will be investigated locally by the Met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of their inquiries, DPS is assessing whether any of those under investigation should be placed on restricted duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA decision is expected to be made on this before the end of next week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buckingham Palace declined to comment and the IOPC was unavailable to comment.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<cite>Published: <time datetime=\"2026-05-17\">17\/05\/2026<\/time> by Radio NewsHub<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.radionewshub.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police officers protecting the royal family at Windsor Castle are under investigation over allegations they slept while on duty. A number of officers on protective duties from the Metropolitan Police\u2019s Royalty and Specialist Protection team are being investigated after concerns were raised, The Sun reported. 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