British ministers have renewed Cold War plans to relocate the royal family in case there is unrest in London over Britain's "disorderly exit" from the EU next month, two British newspapers have reported.
"These emergency evacuation plans have existed since the Cold War but have now been repurposed in the event of civil unrest after a no-deal Brexit," the Sunday Times reported, citing an unnamed government office source.
The Mail on Sunday also claims it has knowledge of plans to move the royal family to safe havens away from London, including 92-year-old Queen Elizabeth, whose annual speech last month was widely interpreted as a call for politicians to strike a Brexit deal.
That agreement, which British Prime Minister Theresa May painstakingly negotiated with the European Union, was rejected by parliament in mid-January, and May announced that a vote on leaving without a deal would be held on February 14 if a better agreement with the EU was not reached by February 13. regarding an alternative solution for the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Britain's exit from the EU is scheduled for March 29, and the government and companies are preparing plans in case of unforeseen events without reaching an agreement. Thus, business groups have warned of the possibility of widespread disruptions in the event of long-term delays in imports from the EU due to new customs checks, which may eventually lead to shortages of food and medicine.
Conservative MP and staunch Brexiteer Jack Rhys Mogg told the Mail on Sunday that such plans showed unnecessary panic among officials over a "hard" Brexit, given that senior members of the royal family remained in London during World War II bombings.
However, the Sunday Times writes that Dal Davis, a former police officer formerly in charge of royal protection, expects Queen Elizabeth to be moved out of London if there is unrest, Hina reports.
"If there was a problem in London, obviously you would remove the royal family from those key places," Davis said.
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