JUSTIN TALLIS
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The Queen’s idyllic Sandringham Estate in the English countryside has been a cherished escape for successive British monarchs since the 1860s. But it’s also been the source of some shocking allegations of environmental crimes, according to a report, ranging from rare birds being shot for sport and other protected species being poisoned.
Both police and wildlife regulators have tried to run a string of inquiries into alleged wrongdoing at the Queen’s retreat in Norfolk, east England, an investigation by The Guardian claims. But laws requiring cops to obtain permission before they enter any of the Queen’s private estates have frustrated a series of probes, despite some serious alleged offenses.