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| Intruder breaks in and steals Tower of London keys | Intruder breaks in and steals Tower of London keys |
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| An inquiry is under way after a person broke into the Tower of London and stole a set of keys. | An inquiry is under way after a person broke into the Tower of London and stole a set of keys. |
| The incident took place in the early hours of 6 November and the intruder got past the first gate, a spokeswoman for the Historic Royal Palaces said. | The incident took place in the early hours of 6 November and the intruder got past the first gate, a spokeswoman for the Historic Royal Palaces said. |
| Keys for a restaurant, conference rooms and an internal lock to the drawbridges were on the stolen set. The locks have now been changed. | Keys for a restaurant, conference rooms and an internal lock to the drawbridges were on the stolen set. The locks have now been changed. |
| Security was not up to "the expected standards", the spokeswoman said. | Security was not up to "the expected standards", the spokeswoman said. |
| The Tower, which houses the Crown Jewels, is guarded by the Yeoman Warders or Beefeaters. | |
| The Crown Jewels were not at risk and "at no point was the security of the Tower at risk", the spokeswoman added. | |
| The spokeswoman for the Historic Royal Palaces said they could not reveal more details about the incident as a police inquiry was ongoing. | The spokeswoman for the Historic Royal Palaces said they could not reveal more details about the incident as a police inquiry was ongoing. |
| 'Security robust' | 'Security robust' |
| But she added: "We can however confirm that during this incident, keys for a restaurant and conference rooms were taken together with a key to an internal lock to the Tower drawbridges that is not accessible from the outside. | But she added: "We can however confirm that during this incident, keys for a restaurant and conference rooms were taken together with a key to an internal lock to the Tower drawbridges that is not accessible from the outside. |
| "It would not have been possible to gain access to the Tower with any of these keys. All affected locks were immediately changed." | "It would not have been possible to gain access to the Tower with any of these keys. All affected locks were immediately changed." |
| The spokeswoman said an internal investigation found that "our well-established security systems and procedures are robust". | The spokeswoman said an internal investigation found that "our well-established security systems and procedures are robust". |
| "However on this occasion, these procedures were not carried out to the expected standard," she said. | "However on this occasion, these procedures were not carried out to the expected standard," she said. |
| "A staff disciplinary procedure is under way to address this issue." | "A staff disciplinary procedure is under way to address this issue." |
| The Metropolitan Police said: "We have received an allegation of theft and this is being investigated by Tower Hamlets CID." | The Metropolitan Police said: "We have received an allegation of theft and this is being investigated by Tower Hamlets CID." |