Sceneof the crime
By AndrewHough, and Gordon Rayner
12:06PMGMT 03 Jan 2012
Police have launched a murder inquiryfollowing the discovery of a woman's body on the Queen's Sandringham Estate inNorfolk.
Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry said they were examining coldcase files nationally to try and identify her.
DetectiveInspector Jes Fry
Mr Fry said: "We are at the very early stages of theinvestigation and it could be a complex inquiry.
"The body had been there for some time. The circumstances suggestthis is a murder case and we are looking at missing persons reports and coldcases both locally and nationwide."
Sad andatmospheric Norfolk scene
A major police inquiry was launched after a dog walker discovered thewoman's remains on New Year’s Day just a mile from the Royal Stud and less thantwo miles from the estate’s main residence.
Officers are carrying out a “detailed search” throughout the areaof woodland in Anger, near King’s Lynn, which is east of Sandringham House,where members of the Royal Family had gathered.
The operation was kept secret for more than 24 hours asdetectives worked to establish how the body was so close to the Royalresidence. A large area of the woodland had been cordoned off.
The Queen and the Duke ofEdinburgh, who are currently staying on the 20,000-acre (8,000-hectare) estatefor their Christmas break, were informed of the discovery on Monday night.
The body was discovered shortly after the Royals attended achurch service on Sunday.
A post mortem is due to take place later.
It remains unclear how long the woman's body has been there. Thedog walker has also not been named.
Residents told The Daily Telegraph that the large policeoperation had been shrouded in secrecy.
One resident, who did not want to be named, said: “There is aheavy police presence even 24 hours after the discovery.
"You couldn't get very close to the site.Police said they expected to be there on tomorrow (Tuesday).
"It is just a stone's throw from the Studand the Royals' house. It is very close."
Another resident, whoalso did not want to be named, said locals were shocked at the discovery.
InevitableColonel Mustard illustration.
"I spoke to several of my friends who workon the estate and they were at work on Monday and didn't hear anything aboutit," he said.
"No one knows anything about it. It has been quite a secretoperation.
"The area is only used by people who work nearby, dog walkers andlocal residents."
He added: "It isquite a bit of a shock, given the proximity to the grounds itself. The area isreally not that far from Sandringham House.
SandringhamHouse
"We are all a bit stunned to be honest. It is just a really quietarea."
Mike Berman, the Chairman of Norfolk Ramblers, added: "Ibelieve Anmer did once have a burial site which is no longer used so perhapsthat may shed some light on the discovery."
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman declined to comment, referringinquiries to police.
The details emergedjust days after the Duke, 90, left Papworth Hospital, Cambridgeshire, where hewas treated for a blocked artery after suffering chest pains.
PrincePhilip looks good for a man who's had the kind of week he has.
The Duke’s heart scare forced him to miss the annualcelebrations, including the annual Boxing Day shoot.
He was airlifted to hospital from Sandringham on December 23 andkept under observation for four nights after undergoing the “minimally invasiveprocedure” of coronary stenting, which was declared a success.
The Queen, who makes it her official base until February, wasseen riding on the estate on Monday morning.
H.R.H.Queen Elizabeth II and gorgeous friend
The 85-year-old year-old wore only a headscarf and the hood ofher long blue waxed jacket for protection as she rode a chestnut colouredhorse.
She emerged in the winter sunshine a few minutes later onhorseback, accompanied by a smartly-dressed male groom on a white horse who waswearing a proper black riding hat in case he fell off.
Sandringham has served as a private residence forRoyal Family since 1862. King George V, the queen's grandfather, once called"dear old Sandringham ... (the) place I love better than anywhere in theworld".
Around half of the estate is let to farm tenants, with much ofthe remainder used for forestry.
In October The Daily Telegraph disclosed that the remains of an American man had beenlying near Buckingham Palace for years.
Robert James Moore sent hundreds of letters to the Queen and wasdriven by his obsession to set up home within sight of Buckingham Palace, on anisland in St James’s Park.
But somehow his camp that he set up by went unnoticed until atree surgeon uncovered the remains of his body in October, as many as threeyears after his death.
LairdCregar as The Lodger
NOTE:
Obviously, this Telegraph story relates a tragic event. There is still something that seems historically "right" or"synched" here, but it's probably just a trick of memory or theseason.
Reading the story of the Queen's holiday horseback excursions was uplifting and reassuring. Although I am not in any way amonarchist in any way, for reasonstoo many and various to list, this particular monarch (the only English royalruler in my lifetime) inspires a certain amount of respect andadmiration. If any livingperson knows the truth about the Kennedy assassination and the activities atArea 51, it is certainly she.
I thought I had read that the Queen could no longer go riding and I'm glad to find that isn't true. I also liked the details about the blue waxed jacket. Ialso own one, although I don't ride and mine is much shorter. Someone once scolded me for buying a blue jacket, rather than the more traditionalgreen-drab garment. The fact that Her Majesty shares my taste in this areais pleasing. I need to replace my wax jacket (and can of wax) and also my Loden coat, which looks (I should say once looked) like the beautiful one Prince Philip is wearing in the photo above, also taken two days ago. I am a warm person (sometimes) living in a cold climate.
I hope they catch thekiller soon. Creepy.
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