Security concerns have been raised after a royal protection officer, who accompanied the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George to the Caribbean, left important documents on a commercial flight.
Catherine, who took six-month-old Prince George on his first overseas trip last week, flew from Gatwick to St Lucia on a British Airways flight, before boarding a private plane to Mustique.
A police officer accompanying them left a file, thought to be related to security, on the British Airways plane it has now emerged.
The file was promptly returned by staff, but has raised serious security concerns for the Duchess and her son.
“On 25 January a Metropolitan Police Service officer left some documents on a plane,” a Scotland Yard spokesman said today.
“The documents were returned to the officer within hours by airline staff.
“The papers didn’t contain any classified documents and the circumstances of the loss are currently being looked into.”
Clarence House refused to comment on the security breach with a spokeswoman saying: “We don’t make any comment on security matters”.
Catherine and Prince George took the flight with Catherine’s brother James Middleton and royal bodyguards.
They flew to the private island to celebrate their mother Carole’s 59th birthday and were joined by their father Michael and sister Pippa.
The family rented a four bedroom villa, costing more than $15,500 a week, which comes with a butler, chef, housekeeper and gardener, as well as a lush tropical garden.
Prince William stayed behind to continue studying for his 10 week agricultural course at Cambridge University.
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