Britain’s Duchess Catherine has been advised not to stay with her parents after her child’s birth due to security fears.
The late Princess Diana’s royal bodyguard Ken Wharfe has warned the duchess that living with her parents Michael and Carole Middleton at their £4.85 million home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, after having her baby could pose a major risk to both her and her child’s safety, as well as cost the taxpayer ”hundreds of thousands of pounds” to increase security at the home.
He told the London Evening Standard newspaper: ”The cost implications of this operation for just a week would run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. Beyond that stay by Kate, [it] would surely hit millions of taxpayers’ money.”
It was previously reported that Catherine, 31, was considering returning to her family home for the first six weeks of her impending motherhood.
Ken – who was in charge of Princess Diana’s security in the years before her death in 1997 – feels Catherine should instead live with Queen Elizabeth at the more secure Balmoral estate after the monarch invited her and husband Prince William, 31, to stay with her after the birth.
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Duchess Catherine warned about baby security fears
Princess Diana’s former bodyguard has warned Duchess Catherine not to stay with her family at their Berkshire home after her baby’s birth due to security fears.