Where: Whitehall

Who: A Colonel of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

I am quite conscious of my duty towards my Sovereign. How vulnerable she will be as she comes out of Buckingham Palace, and will continue to be as she progresses in the Irish State Coach along The Mall and down Whitehall, passing her people on either side of her. The truth is, no matter how many of our armed forces flank the way, it would not take very much for a villainous fellow to rush through our ranks and, if he were quick and had good aim, to take a shot at Her Majesty as she passes along at the customary slow pace, which, given the weather, must be slower yet than usual.