An employee of Britain’s Buckingham Palace has prevented a jewellery shop from being robbed.
A teenager has been charged with robbery after an attempted raid on a jewellery shop in London was stopped by a member of staff from the official residence of Queen Elizabeth.
Kaneen Gopaul, 18, from Islington in north London is now set to appear before Wimbledon magistrates’ court accused of robbery and handling stolen goods.
A gang of thieves pulled up to H Stain jewellers in Victoria – a ten minute walk from the palace – on Tuesday (11.03.14) armed with axes and sledgehammers and began to attempt to smash the glass windows until a bystander – who is understood to work part-time at Buckingham Palace – spotted the crime and managed to catch Mr Gopaul before he could escape with the rest of the gang.
The man – who chose not to divulge his name – said of the crime: "It was like watching a Guy Ritchie movie … I thought, ‘this is my bloody city – why should thugs like this get away with it."
Police are now searching for the remaining three suspects, who are believed to have made their getaway in a number of black taxis, and therefore officers are appealing to any taxi drivers who may have information.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: "We believe the suspects who hailed the black cabs would have done so not long after 1pm and officers are particularly keen to hear from the taxi drivers who made these pick ups."
Buckingham Palace employee stops robbery
