Queen Elizabeth is reportedly "concerned" about the change in her security.
Scotland Yard has drastically changed the way they allocate guards for the royal family and instead of having the same people time and time again, they use a rota system to look after all their high profile people including the royals and the British Prime Minister, for example.
A source told the London Evening Standard newspaper: "Her Majesty is not the only one who has expressed concerns. A number of senior officers are not happy either.
"Personal protection is all about building a relationship with the principal. How on earth is that supposed to happen if the officers are rotated every five minutes with new faces?"
However, Ken Wharfe, ex-personal protection officer to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, is unsure it will work how it is hoped it will.
He said: "The security will be less effective. Understanding the behaviours of the person you are charged with protecting is crucial. Understanding the machinations of the royal household is very important too. If you are from a pool, one minute looking after a Cabinet minister and the next a member of the royal family, how are you able to build up that rapport with the principal? It doesn’t make sense. No wonder Her Majesty has privately expressed her disquiet."
And now a source has claimed that these changes are due to money issue.
They said: "No matter what anyone says, money is the issue here. Once the allowances were scrapped in the merger and everyone put on overtime this was bound to happen. The bill has gone through the roof and now to stop officers putting in large overtime bills they are rotated far more often. For the first time it seems Scotland Yard is putting a price on protecting the royal family. In the past this was not even a consideration – security came first."
Queen Elizabeth concerned over security
