Robbers have broken into a building on the grounds of the royal family's Windsor Castle, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
Windsor House, which houses several members of the royal family and is also the location of Adelaide Cottage, where Prince William and Duchess Kate live with their three young children, was targeted in October.
“At approximately 11:45pm on Sunday, October 13, we received a report of a robbery at the Crown Estate property near the A308 in Windsor,” Thames Valley Police told FOX News Digital in a statement.
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Prince William, Duchess Kate and their three children were reportedly returning home when the royal grounds were broken into in October. (Getty Images)
“The suspects entered a farm building and fled in a black Izuzu pickup truck and a red quad bike. They then fled toward the Old Windsor/Datchett area,” police continued.
He added: “At this stage no arrests have been made and the investigation continues.”
The Sun, which first reported the news, wrote that William and Middleton, as well as their children George, Charlotte and Louis, were all asleep at home at the time of the break-in.
Prince William and Duchess Kate's family reportedly live five minutes from the scene of the break-in. (Will Waugh)
Their home is reportedly only five minutes away from the building that was robbed.
of outlet claim He said the robbers “must have been watching Windsor Castle for some time” to know the location of the vehicle and the best time to try and break in. Officials said alarms were installed on the premises, but employees were unaware of the problem until they “crashed through the security barrier” at a gated exit.
Prince William and Duchess Kate moved their family to a cottage on the grounds of Windsor Castle in 2022. (Getty Images)
Monday 18th November 2024 General view of the Shaw Farm Gate entrance to Windsor Castle. A recent security breach occurred here when a vehicle attempted to pass through a security gate. (W8 Media/Mega)
“The barrier was badly damaged and had to be replaced,” the source claimed.
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Shortly before the October break-in, The Sun also reported that armed guards had been removed from the compound's two main gates, a decision apparently taken due to a lack of qualified officers. It seems that.
Fox News Digital has contacted Kensington Palace for comment.
The royal family has not yet commented on the robbery. (Getty Images)
In 2022, the family moved from their home in Kensington Palace to Adelaide Cottage on the grounds of rural Windsor Castle, but sources say Prince William and Prince Middleton are keen to give their children a different life away from London. He said he wanted to.
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“They're a very outdoorsy family, so London just couldn't work for them anymore,” a source familiar with the family told People magazine during the move. “The countryside is definitely their happy place.”
Adelaide Cottage is a four-bedroom home. (Charlaine Forrest/Getty Images)
Their cottage is described as a modest property with four bedrooms. Built in 1831 for Queen Adelaide. wife of king william iv.
From there it is a 10 minute walk to the castle itself.
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In 2021, a man named Jaswant Singh Chail was arrested for trespassing on the grounds of Windsor Castle. He scaled a wall with a loaded crossbow, intending to kill Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas Day. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2023.
Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.
