Harry and the hen harriers - or perhaps not
Last October it was that two hen harriers, rare birds of prey, had been shot illegally on the edge of the royal estate at Sandringham, Norfolk, and that Prince Harry had been questioned about the incident.
The police investigation was instigated after a nature warden working for on a nearby reserve reported he had seen two of the protected birds fall from the sky after being shot.
After the Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence to prosecute, the Sandringham estate issued a suggesting there was doubt about whether any such birds had actually been shot. A is taken by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Press reporting has diverged - you can take your pick between and , with no prizes for guessing who takes which line.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has now obtained from Natural England a copy of the statement from their staff member who claimed to have witnessed the incident. You can read it for yourself.
This was received through a request under the Environmental Information Regulations. We also obtained internal emails in which Natural England management discussed the matter. The agency's chief executive told her staff that 'we should go in very hard, once we have evidence'.
Another email reports that Natural England staff on the reserve have been experiencing 'very difficult conditions' in terms of their relations with workers on the Sandringham estate.
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