From within these walls!
Prisoner of the Queen! 
I COULD HAVE POISONED THE QUEEN
By Ryan Parry
A thick white napkin embroidered with the EIIR emblem lies folded on the table next to the cornflakes and porridge oats in their Tupperware containers.
Opposite, Prince Philip’s radio is set up in the exact place it sits every morning and space is cleared for the national newspapers, with the Racing Post on top of the pile.
The amazing scene is the setting for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s breakfast at Buckingham Palace.
And I took this picture just minutes before the royal couple took their places at the table on the first-floor dining room.
It's a terrifying thought that it would have taken less time for a terrorist to poison the Queen's food.
As her footman, my job was to set out a plate of fruit and the cup and saucer for their Earl Grey tea and serve the Duke's cooked breakfast on the mornings he chose to have it.
My training involved my being given a detailed plan of the breakfast table, right down to the position of the honey and maple syrup and the silver spoons for the marmalade.
The Queen prefers toast with light marmalade – although she ends up feeding most of it to her corgis who gather at her feet under the table.
My first real glimpse of the monarch came on October 9 when I was on duty at the Grand Entrance of the Palace during an investiture.
It was the day actor Roger Moore and pop star Sting were honouredby the Queen in the historic ceremony.
I could hear the national anthem playing in the background and as she walked in a procession of household staff along the East Gallery, I glanced up to see her looking straight at me. I could easily have caused her harm at any moment.
Although I was given a full security pass, it was my uniform that effectively became my passport to Britain's royal residences.
A footman told me shortly after I arrived: “The uniform is your right of passage. The police and senior members of the household both know we're there to do a job.
“We've probably got more access to the Palace than any other member of staff. Even some of the royals haven't seen half the rooms we've seen.”
AND THIS STORY HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE ABOVE. I'M SURE CHARLES LOVES HIS MUMMY. OTHERWISE HE WOULDN'T BE SUCH A MUMMY'S BOY!
er expert chides Prince Charles
LONDON (Reuters) - A leading breast cancer specialist has criticised Prince Charles for his public support of alternative medicine.
Michael Baum, a professor emeritus of surgery at University College London, said the heir to the throne "may have overstepped the mark" by promoting unproven therapies for cancer such as coffee enemas and carrot juice.
"Your power and authority rest on an accident of birth. I don't begrudge you that authority, but I do beg you to exercise power with extreme caution when advising patients with life-threatening diseases to embrace unproven therapies," Baum said in an open letter published in the British Medical Journal on Friday.
But a spokesman for Prince Charles said the letter completely missed the point.
"The Prince of Wales is not promoting alternative medicine over orthodox treatments," he said. "He is the president of the Foundation for Integrated Health and he is passionate about integrated approaches to health care -- where complementary therapies work hand-in-hand with orthodox medicines."
In his letter, Baum said the prince had got it wrong.
"It is in the nature of your world to be surrounded by sycophants who constantly reinforce what they assume are your prejudices. Sir, they patronise you! Allow me this chastisement," added Baum, who has been active in cancer research for 25 years.
Prince Charles, a staunch campaigner for natural remedies and organic farming, has urged the government to include complementary medicine on the National Health Service (NHS).
