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| Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sent white powder sparking terror alert at palace | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sent white powder sparking terror alert at palace |
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| Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle have been sent white powder claimed to be anthrax in a malicious hoax. | |
| The package was intercepted by officials at and found to be harmless by police, who have launched an investigation. | The package was intercepted by officials at and found to be harmless by police, who have launched an investigation. |
| Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism command were called to the alert earlier this month, according to London’s Evening Standard newspaper, which originally reported the story. | |
| “Police are investigating after a package containing a substance was delivered to St James’s Palace on 12 February. | |
| “The substance was tested and confirmed as non-suspicious. Officers are also investigating an allegation of malicious communications which relates to the same package.” | |
| There have been no arrests and enquiries continue. | There have been no arrests and enquiries continue. |
| It came the day before white powder was sent to Amber Rudd’s office in the Houses of Parliament alongside a rambling letter on the issue of radicalisation. | It came the day before white powder was sent to Amber Rudd’s office in the Houses of Parliament alongside a rambling letter on the issue of radicalisation. |
| Police are investigating if there is a link between the two incidents, which came after a series of hoaxes involving white powder across the UK. | Police are investigating if there is a link between the two incidents, which came after a series of hoaxes involving white powder across the UK. |
| Targets have included mosques and Islamic centres, sparking an investigation into a potential far-right hate campaign last year. | Targets have included mosques and Islamic centres, sparking an investigation into a potential far-right hate campaign last year. |
| The latest scare came three months before Prince Harry and Ms Markle, an American actress known for her humanitarian work, are to marry. | The latest scare came three months before Prince Harry and Ms Markle, an American actress known for her humanitarian work, are to marry. |
| The couple live at Nottingham Cottage, in the grounds of Kensington Palace, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children reside when they are in London. | The couple live at Nottingham Cottage, in the grounds of Kensington Palace, where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children reside when they are in London. |
| St James’s Palace, in the heart of Westminster, is home to other members of the royal family including princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and is used as a ceremonial meeting place. | St James’s Palace, in the heart of Westminster, is home to other members of the royal family including princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and is used as a ceremonial meeting place. |
| A Palace spokesperson declined to comment on the incident. | A Palace spokesperson declined to comment on the incident. |