Possible Location of the UK Capital?

[Rainbow Six]

Fair enough. 30 men certainly won't be missed at home and they've obviously got a rather important role. Is 30 enough though How many are needed on duty at a time Will they have sufficent numbers to allow a rest day here and there so they don't burn out

Fair point. The Dutch now form part of the British Army's Household Brigade, so I have a total of approx four hundred men assigned to jointly guard the two Royal Households. Outer perimeter security is handled by the British, with the Dutch Marines performing close security for the Dutch Royal Family, with support from a Company of British Grenadier Guards if / when required.

Also, if I move the Capital to Winchester (as seems likely at the moment) several hundred more troops will be ten - fifteen minutes away from the Royal Family's location.

I have a question about the UK Wartime Government...

Are you playing that Prince Charles has assumed the throne, or has he died and the throne gone to William or Harry I had always gone with Charles not surviving and William becoming King with his mother helping as his closest adviser.

I've gone along similar lines to you. In summary, most senior members of the Royal Family, including the Queen and Prince Charles, survive the 1997 attacks (forewarned by Intelligence that an attack may be possible, they left London as a precautionary measure a few days before the attack), however both of them are killed in the autumn 1998 exchanges, which come without any warning and catch both of them in the same place (IRL I actually think it's unlikely they would both be in the same place, but I wanted to have William as King, so chose to "fudge" things slightly).

At that point the sixteen year old Prince William ascends to the throne. Only difference is that I have his mother as one of his advisors, but not neccessarily the closest - that would be Prince Andrew.

I'm in the processing of updating my web site, and found I made the following reference for the CDS MP5-224 (British Submachineguns) for T2K Notes:

The personal bodyguards for the members of the Royal Family still in England are known to use them on occasion, as do the bodyguards for the Prime Minister. Rounds generally have to be handloaded, though there is a government facility that makes small lots.

Just an idea.

Thanks Paul, I might make use of that.

[natehale1971]

you know...

The Royals of the NATO Allies could have all pooled resources and set up a place where they would be able to lead their peoples... Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, and the UK all have royal families (and in many cases they are all inter-related at some point). Having Winchester become the new center for the Civil governments of those nations during 'duration of the state of emergency' while the location of the new NATO HQ could be the centre for the military units all over NATO controlled/claimed territories!

This would definitely add a little intrigue to the mix.