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...their country's police and intelligence services. Details of how Intruder Michael Fagan had found his way to the Queen's bedroom two weeks ago stirred a heated debate about protection for the royal family. In a separate incident, the Queen's chief bodyguard, Michael Trestrail, resigned after admitting that he had had frequent sexual relations with a male prostitute. The scandal came to light when Trestrail's lover, noting the publicity swirling around the palace intrusion, tried to sell his story to a British newspaper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Terror on a Summer's Day | 8/2/1982 | See Source »

...daily for bombs but, the night before the wedding, prowled miles of sewer system under the city looking for explosive devices. For extra precautions on the big day, the Queen's Household Cavalry rode an unusually tight formation around her coach. Her personal police officer, Commander Michael Trestrail, sat near Charles in the cathedral, dressed appropriately in morning clothes, and the bride and bridegroom had a detective disguised as a footman riding their coach (not to mention the 400 plainclothesmen mingling with the onlookers). A team of top surgeons and a supply of blood plasma were waiting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: WHY EVER NOT?: The Royal Wedding | 8/10/1981 | See Source »

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