Royal Staff's Use of Tinder and Grindr Has Queen Elizabeth II "Deeply Concerned" by the Number of Overnight Guests

Source tells Daily Mail that many workers are using the hookup apps, causing worry about the security at Buckingham Palace

By Bruna Nessif Oct 06, 2014 9:53 PMTags
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Oh, if the walls at Buckingham Palace could talk...

Queen Elizabeth II is reportedly "deeply concerned" about the security measures at the royal pad after having an increase of uninvited overnight guests who were said to be found on online dating apps. A source tells The Daily Mail that a number of the queen's 800-plus staff use Tinder and Grindr, online dating apps that help you find someone nearby for a casual you know, and the queen is finding it necessary to step in and regulate.

"There are real and serious security concerns at Buckingham Palace about members of staff use of dating apps such as Tinder, which can be rather sleazy," the source explained. "The palace police are particularly unhappy about the number of guests of servants staying overnight, especially when they may have only just met on Tinder."

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According to the report, most live-in staff—including butlers, maids and those working in the kitchen—are not allowed to bring guests into Buckingham Palace, but they are permitted to sign-in visitors to their living quarters at St James's Palace and the Royal Mews.

The number of overnight guests isn't exactly a new concern, but it is definitely more of a threat now because of the use of dating apps like Tinder and Grindr.

Former head of security, Chief Superintendent Dai Davies, explained, "Historically this has always been a problem, even when I was in charge way before the introduction of these so-called dating apps. If members of staff lived in certain quarters, such as the Royal Mews and Kensington Palace, which have both single sex and married quarters, they were, and I presume still are, permitted to bring back unvetted guests."

He added, "Often these guests were total strangers. It makes a complete mockery of the security structure, unfortunately."

It looks like some staff members will need to start swiping left.