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| Reporters 'paid way into Palace' | Reporters 'paid way into Palace' |
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| Buckingham Palace has said it is investigating allegations undercover reporters were given access to highly sensitive areas of the Palace. | Buckingham Palace has said it is investigating allegations undercover reporters were given access to highly sensitive areas of the Palace. |
| Two reporters from the News of the World newspaper are said to have been waved inside, without security checks. | Two reporters from the News of the World newspaper are said to have been waved inside, without security checks. |
| It is alleged one of them even sat in the Queen's State Bentley car. | It is alleged one of them even sat in the Queen's State Bentley car. |
| According to the newspaper, chauffeur Brian Sirjusingh was paid £1,000 to give the reporters a tour. The Palace said it takes security very seriously. | According to the newspaper, chauffeur Brian Sirjusingh was paid £1,000 to give the reporters a tour. The Palace said it takes security very seriously. |
| 'Fake Sheikh' | 'Fake Sheikh' |
| BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said he understood Mr Sirjusingh was a pool chauffeur - one called when the dedicated royal chauffeurs are unavailable. | BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said he understood Mr Sirjusingh was a pool chauffeur - one called when the dedicated royal chauffeurs are unavailable. |
| The News of World reports the journalists posed as Middle Eastern businessmen and were waved into what were supposed to be secure areas of the Queen's home. | The News of World reports the journalists posed as Middle Eastern businessmen and were waved into what were supposed to be secure areas of the Queen's home. |
| According to the paper, the men were led past a police checkpoint and a sign demanding to see identification, and then on into the royal garage. | |
| It could easily have been a terrorist walking into the palace and planting a bomb Robert JobsonNews of the World | It could easily have been a terrorist walking into the palace and planting a bomb Robert JobsonNews of the World |
| The newspaper's royal editor, Robert Jobson, told the BBC that lessons should have been learnt from previous security breaches. | The newspaper's royal editor, Robert Jobson, told the BBC that lessons should have been learnt from previous security breaches. |
| He said: "There have been a number of security breaches at the palace over the years but this is right up there in terms of being a flagrant breach of the security. | He said: "There have been a number of security breaches at the palace over the years but this is right up there in terms of being a flagrant breach of the security. |
| "They should have been checked as they walked in but they weren't and therefore it could easily have been a terrorist walking into the palace and planting a bomb in the car rather than the News of the World exposing the poor security of the palace." | "They should have been checked as they walked in but they weren't and therefore it could easily have been a terrorist walking into the palace and planting a bomb in the car rather than the News of the World exposing the poor security of the palace." |
| A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "Any security matter is taken very seriously and we will look into these allegations." | A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said: "Any security matter is taken very seriously and we will look into these allegations." |
| The paper's investigation was led by Mazher Mahmood, who has become known as the "fake sheikh" after a series of high-profile journalistic stings for the newspaper in recent years. | The paper's investigation was led by Mazher Mahmood, who has become known as the "fake sheikh" after a series of high-profile journalistic stings for the newspaper in recent years. |