Fake Sheikh Strikes Again – Enjoys an Extravagant Tour of Buckingham Palace!

Security concerns of the Queen have increased many folds and the safety measures are being under review after a Buckingham Palace security breach engineered by Britain’s most notorious undercover reporter, Mr. Mazher Mahmood. The News of the World investigations editor is best known for disguising himself as a bogus Arab-prince.

Mr. Mahmood claims to have been given an extensive tour of the car fleet inside the Palace by bribing a chauffeur, Brian Sirjusingh. The fake Sheikh claimed that he and his friend posing as curious Middle Eastern Businessmen gained extensive access to the Royal limousines and the Queen’s personal Rolls Royce and Daimler after being admitted unchallenged into the Royal Mews.

He said that they were allowed to photograph and video the vehicles, including their name plates. They were told the official code names and details of security weaknesses and were even permitted to sit inside one of them unsupervised. Mr. Mahmood claimed that it was enough time for them to have planted a bomb inside the vehicle.

The reporter alleged that his access was arranged by the Royal pool chauffeur in exchange for £1,000. The Palace has announced that Mr. Sirjusingh has been suspended pending an investigation. In view of the latest security breach, even the Royal family, including the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales, are required to show photographic ID each time they enter a Royal residence.

There have been a number of major breaches over the years at the Palace. The worst one was in March 1982 when the Queen woke up to find an intruder, Michael Fagan, sitting on the end of her bed. Some other intruders managed to get into the palace grounds in 1990 and 1992. Also, in 1994 a naked paraglider, James Miller landed on the roof and was fined £200 and deported.