Article: Exposé leaves palace security wiping egg off its royal face

JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
11-20-2003

Expos leaves palace security wiping egg off its royal face
By JILL LAWLESS, The Associated Press
Date: 11-20-2003, Thursday
Section: NEWS
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LONDON - The new footman at Buckingham Palace boasted he rode on royal carriages, served tea to the queen, and had free rein in the royal residence. It turns out he was a tabloid reporter who obtained his royal job using a false reference.

With President Bush staying at the palace, the story was a huge embarrassment to the British government and its elaborate efforts to guarantee their guest's security.

Palace, police, and ...

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