Concerned Prince William has thrown a “ring of steel” around his wife Kate Middleton amid fears Taliban militants could target them and their unborn baby as revenge for comments that his brother Prince Harry made about his tour of duty in Afghanistan, royal sources have revealed to Celebuzz.
Extra
security measures are now being put in place at Wills and Kate’s
Kensington Palace apartment — close to Buckingham Palace — before they
move in later this year.
Plans
for the lavish central London home include a $5 million bill for a
bomb-proof double door to prevent intruders, rising bollards and CCTV.
All windows are to have bullet-proof glass, there will be a “panic” room
and escape tunnel and a communications network will be protected by an
elite SAS unit, palace sources confirmed.
An
undisclosed sum, thought to run into several millions, is being spent
on the Queen’s late sister Princess Margaret’s former apartment. All
contractors are understood to have been sworn to silence under the
Official Secrets Act in Britain, prohibiting the disclosure of
confidential material from government sources by employees.
Wills
and Kate — who confirmed their pregnancy last December, after
Middleton, 31, was hospitalized for hyperemesis gravidarum, a rare form
of morning sickness — are likely to move to Kensington Palace a couple
of months after the baby is born.
And on-edge Wills has begged his brother Prince Harry to watch his words in the wake of the gaffe.
Harry
recently made a series of comments about Afghanistan and the Taliban
during a television interview on the front line, during which he loosely
compared the act of war to playing a video game, among other things.
Now,
brother Wills — the future King — has asked him to “think about the
implications of his words” and is urging him not to even give more
interviews, one source said.
The
royal insider revealed: “Harry’s comments caused a fair bit of tension
between him and Wills. He feels that talking is such a strong way about
the Taliban has really made them prime targets.
“England boasts some of the most worrying terror cells in the world and so this is a real threat.”
The
source added, “Wills has asked his brother to not give anymore
interviews on the subject and to keep a low profile in the next few
weeks. He is praying that Harry’s outburst will not prompt an attack on
his family.
“While
Wills stands behind Harry a hundred percent, but he also now considers
his commitment to his wife and new child just as important.”
The source continued:
He understands Harry’s comments, but feels it is time to bolt down the hatches at the palace. He is pulling out all the stops to keep his wife and child secure. There are many measures like the panic room and escape tunnel, which are not included in public records. Wills is using England’s Official Secrets Act and Royal power to make sure his home really is his castle.
Outspoken
action man Harry was accused of handing a propaganda coup to the Afghan
insurgents while filming scenes for a TV documentary.
During
an interview, the grinning third in line to the throne referred
candidly to killing Taliban and “taking them out of the game.”
In
an interview to mark the end of his four-month tour of duty in
Afghanistan, the third in line to the throne confirmed he had been
directly responsible for the deaths of one or more insurgents as a
co-pilot gunner.
The prince said: “Yeah, so lots of people have. The squadron’s been out here. Everyone’s fired a certain amount.”
In another interview on the BBC,
he risked fresh criticism after talking about “the taste of blood in
your mouth” as he scrambled to his helicopter before a mission.
