C.What will happen to the Royal Family in the event of a nuclear attack in the UK? Buckingham Palace would certainly not be taken aback. For years, his assistants have worked with the secret services to refine the details of a secret plan which, in the event of an attack by Putin, can guarantee the safety of Queen Elizabeth and her direct heirs.
The (missile-proof) evacuation of Queen Elizabeth
Plan Operation Candidin fact, it has existed since the Cold War, perfected several times over the decades, thanks to “dress rehearsals” conducted in secret with “actors” instead of the Windsors. The sovereign and the rest of the Royal Family would be transferred to various locationsincluding a vast underground shelter located in the English countryside, full of provisions, well equipped from a technological point of view and capable of accommodating hundreds of people.
Elizabeth II between Charles, William and little George, the direct heirs to the throne (Getty Images)
Queen Elizabeth forced to choose between children and grandchildren
In the race to ensure the safety of the sovereign’s direct heirs, however, the secret evacuation plan has recently been modified. In addition to the queen, to have precedence over all the other Windsors would be only Carlo, Camilla, William and Kate and their children. But the likelihood that they could all be targeted in an attack still makes Buckingham Palace shake.
The Royals will not be able to stay together
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s secret services have thought of everything. In order not to jeopardize the future of the monarchy in the event of an attack, the Windsors will have to separate. And once they leave London they would be transferred with extreme speed to secret and remote bunkers scattered across the country, accompanied only by very few assistants.
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