No-fly Zone Over Windsor Castle To Be Enforced From 27 January: If Violated, Fighter Jets Will Be Deployed

An aerial photo illustration of Windsor Castle, England. (Wikimedia Commons/Mark S Jobling)

JAKARTA - British police will impose a no-fly zone over Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II has been during the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of a safety evaluation following the incident last Christmas.

Later, this no-fly zone will prohibit all types of aircraft up to 2.500 feet above and three kilometers around the castle, if this plan is approved.

"This was not done in response to specific threats or intelligence, but was intended to further enhance security at the iconic location and keep communities living nearby safe," the police said, citing The Associated Press on January 10.

While citing The Sun, the no-fly zone with consideration of security concerns for Queen Elizabeth II is planned to be implemented starting January 27 next.

The Civil Aviation Authority said it was in the public interest to enforce the ban. This policy will be monitored by air traffic control, with fighter jets on standby to repel aircraft violating zoning and not responding to radio communications alerts.

In addition, the police who protect the castle around the clock in the field will be given more power to stop illegal drones. This new regulation is called the 'restriction of flying regulations under the Air Navigation Order'. The Palace did not want to comment on the flight ban.

For information, police arrested a 19-year-old man suspected of having a crossbow that broke through the castle, as well as the circulation of a video of death threats against Queen Elizabeth II last Christmas.

The Metropolitan Police said he had been detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act.