King Charles
His security guards are said to be living in miserable conditions
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“Worse than in prison”: Photos that have surfaced are said to show the conditions in the barracks where the soldiers protecting King Charles are forced to live.
There are only a few weeks left until King Charles, 74, is crowned king. The historic event is likely to be accompanied by a lot of pomp and pomp. All the more disturbing are newly emerged photos that are supposed to reveal the conditions under which the monarch’s security guards have to live.
Photos reveal conditions in the barracks
The Recordings available to the British “Daily Mail” should therefore show the so-called Wellington Barracks in the London district of Westminster. Around 500 soldiers from the Coldstream, Grenadier, Irish, Scots and Welsh Guards are housed in the barracks, which is only 300 meters from Buckingham Palace. The photos reveal piles of rubbish, filthy rooms, clogged toilets, moldy refrigerators, urine on the floor of an elevator and even a dead bird rotting in the stairwell. It is assumed that 32 people live on each floor, sharing six toilets and two bathrooms.
King Charles’ soldiers live in garbage and filth
A security guard formerly stationed there told the Daily Mail it was a “disgusting” way of treating soldiers who were “doing very important work.” Since 1660 it has been the duty of the Guards to protect the royal palace and the monarch. The soldier, who is said to have recently left the regiment due to the circumstances, further reported rats in garbage cans and an “intolerable” smell in the toilets. The inmates of British prisons have “better living conditions than we do”. “Wellington Barracks are absolutely filthy, even though they look great from the outside. Tourists line the gates to take photos. You wouldn’t believe what life is like inside for soldiers,” he said. “Rats are dying in the rubbish bins and we would have to clear them out in the morning when doing block work. There are piles of rubbish in the accommodation and the stench from the toilets is unbearable.”
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The Guards stationed at Wellington Barracks had played a key role in Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, †96. Hundreds of soldiers marched in the procession last September. The eight pallbearers also stayed in the barracks the night before.
Source used: dailymail.co.uk