Buckingham Palace Probes Security Breach

World | November 19, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

A British newspaper reporter infiltrated Buckingham Palace ahead of US President Bush 's state visit, using a fake reference to get job on the royal staff, and was assigned to serve members of Bush's party in an embarrassing breach of security revealed Wednesday. The Daily Mirror reporter said he quit the royal staff the night before he was to bring breakfast to Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on their first morning at the palace. Buckingham Palace was conducting a "full investigation," a royal spokeswoman said. Home Secretary David Blunkett, whose department is responsible for law and order, said, "We are satisfied that both the security and the criminal records checks were done robustly and correctly and that there was no risk from this individual."

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