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Covert Journos 'Bribe' Way Into Queen's Palace

News of the World reporters ushered in sans security check

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(Newser) – In an exposé operation, undercover reporters were allowed into “sensitive” sections of Buckingham Palace, the BBC reports. The News of the World journalists reportedly paid a chauffeur at the palace $1,600 for a tour; dressed as Middle Eastern businessmen, they were ushered in without security checks and one was allowed to sit in the queen’s car. The chauffeur has been suspended and palace authorities say they’re looking into the matter.

The reporters “should have been checked as they walked in but they weren't and therefore it could easily have been a terrorist walking into the palace and planting a bomb in the car, rather than the News of the World exposing the poor security of the palace,” said a News of the World editor.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, centre, front, poses with members of the Order of Merit, in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday May 20, 2009.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, centre, front, poses with members of the Order of Merit, in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday May 20, 2009.   (AP Photo/John Stillwell, pool)
In this June 4, 2002 photo, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip look up from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London as a Concorde flies past during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in London.
In this June 4, 2002 photo, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip look up from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London as a Concorde flies past during the Golden Jubilee celebrations in London.   (AP Photo/Adrian Dennis)
Undercover reporters made their way into Buckingham Palace's 'secure' sections.
Undercover reporters made their way into Buckingham Palace's 'secure' sections.   (Shutterstock)
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