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    Human remains found on UK queen's estate

    LONDON (AP) — Human remains have been discovered on Sandringham estate, a vast area in rural Norfolk where the royal family retreats for the holiday season, local police announced Monday.

    A terse statement posted to the website of the Norfolk Constabulary said that a member of the public found the remains on New Year's Day in an area of woodland at Anmer, a tiny village about 115 miles (185 kilometers) northeast of London. The hamlet is home to several dozen people and sits around three miles (4.8 kilometers) from Sandringham House, the 19th property at center of several thousand acres of gardens, mudflats, woods, and farmland.

    Police Sgt. Andrew Terry said he didn't know whether the remains were found on the site of Sandringham, but Britain's Press Association news agency identified Anmer as being part of the royal estate. No indication of the age or nature of the remains was given, and Terry said no further information would be released until Tuesday.

    Sandringham has served as a private residence for British monarchs since 1862, and queen Elizabeth II traditionally retreats there with her family during the holiday season.

    The estate's website says that half of the royal residence is rented out to agricultural tenants. There are also two stud farms, a fruit farm and a country park which, together with the estate's gardens, employ over 100 full-time staff.

    Buckingham Palace referred questions about the find back to police.

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    Online:

    Sandringham House: http://ow.ly/8g2IC

    Norfolk Constabulary: http://www.norfolk.police.uk/

     
    • george t  •  4 mths ago
      I am sure there are plenty of human remains hidden in the various estates and castles.
      • ChrisB 4 mths ago
        Yea, because only the rich you envy have skeletons in their closet, not the common man. And yes, I'm a very common man.
      • Vinny 4 mths ago
        No the rich we envy have skeletons in their royal gardens.
      • martha 4 mths ago
        it's ok, chris---we still love you.....
    • blainev  •  4 mths ago
      how old were the remains? 5 hours or 500 years
      • KoOdAh 4 mths ago
        I am with you there.. remember the twins they found in london tower.. where like 500 old
      • meanster6 4 mths ago
        500 old?? Would that be seconds,minutes,hours,weeks,months or years?
      • Jocko 4 mths ago
        he said years
    • Helen  •  Sioux Falls, South Dakota  •  4 mths ago
      Has anyone seen Camilla since Christmas??
      • Bob 4 mths ago
        That was good! I was gonna say the Queen was led away in handcuffs.
      • MDYB 4 mths ago
        Even if it was Camilla, how could you be sure she was dead?
      • Yolie 4 mths ago
        or Camilla taking a nap?!
    • Cece B  •  4 mths ago
      It was Professor Plum... with a lead pipe... in the den.
      • Cool Hand 4 mths ago
        I did it with a lead pipe in the bedroom...
      • Tennant Fan 4 mths ago
        Actually, in the UK, it would be Professor Peach, not Professor Plum.
      • musicgamefan001 4 mths ago
        Nice one Cece!!!
    • Eric  •  4 mths ago
      Again? This happened a few months back on another of their properties.
      • John 4 mths ago
        I was thinking the same thing....
      • private 4 mths ago
        They say jack the ripper may have been a "royal"
      • Vinny 4 mths ago
        Menopause does messed up things to royalty.
    • Phil B  •  Everett, Washington  •  4 mths ago
      As old as England is I imagine that if you look hard enough you will find bodies all over the place. People didn't always have graveyards.
    • Matt C.  •  4 mths ago
      Assume there are lots of human remains in all the castles in UK and Europe. Nothing new with all the killings over the generations!
    • SoapinTrucker  •  Fresno, California  •  4 mths ago
      Jimmy Hoffa? ;)
    • Just fed up!  •  4 mths ago
      The butler did it.
    • Jer  •  4 mths ago
      It is probably the body of one of Henry VIII's wives
    • Sir A  •  Los Angeles, California  •  4 mths ago
      are they sure it was dead? some of those royals just look dead but they're ok.
    • EM  •  4 mths ago
      Didn't they find human remains on one of the royal estates a year or two ago also? Unlike Ted Kennedy, in the UK they nust just dump the bodies out back.
    • Michael  •  Pleasanton, California  •  4 mths ago
      one of Henry the 8ths wives
    • Poison Pen  •  4 mths ago
      That family sure have a lot of skeletons in the closet.. or the ground for that matter.....
    • Lol Lol  •  4 mths ago
      This is what happens when you brew the Queens tea the wrong way.
    • Retirement-bound  •  4 mths ago
      Iguess one of the royals said they were going pheasant hunting and someone mistakenly thought they said peasant hunting.
    • Tugchug  •  Warner Springs, California  •  4 mths ago
      Off with 'is Bloomin' Head . . .
    • 1ofaKind  •  4 mths ago
      Col. Musterd did i,t in the Library, with the candel stick.
    • samuel  •  Dallas, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      I see they found Jimmy Hoffa ???
    • HumorGoneWrong  •  Taldyqorghan, Kazakhstan  •  4 mths ago
      Oops sorry, our mistake. That was Camilla we found on the grounds; she just looks deceased.
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