Scotland Yard wants 'gay, lesbian or transgender' bodyguards for the Queen!!!

It is a role that demands a highly specialist set of skills.

Police officers applying to join the elite royal protection squad must be highly trained in personal protection, willing to travel, work 12-hour shifts and be constantly on the alert for any hint of danger to the Queen and her heirs to the throne.

But now Scotland Yard is on the lookout for a new type of bodyguard for the Queen - one who is lesbian, gay or transgender.

Yesterday the Met was facing a diversity row after posing an advertisement inviting 'special groups' to apply for the role protecting the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Balmoral. More...

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