![]() The Queen and Prince Philip have not announced plans to leave the estate due to the discovery, instead, for now, choosing to remain through to their planned February departure. "My understanding is that the queen is being kept informed of these developments when there is news to tell her," Duncan Larcombe, royal editor for the UK's Sun newspaper, told ABC News. ![]() The royals have not spoken publicly on the discovery, but police reportedly alerted them to the discovery Monday night. Mary Magdalene on the estate hours before the discovery was made. The queen and Prince Philip had joined other royals in attending the traditional New Year's Day service at the Church of St. In addition to housing the queen, Sandringham Estate is a 20,000 acre property that includes public gardens, villages and cottages with sitting tenants, horse grounds and fully operating farms. ![]() The royals, including Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton, had gathered there with the queen and Prince Philip to celebrate Christmas this year. Sandringham House has served as a private residence for British monarchs since 1862 and is a favorite of the royal family's as a holiday retreat. The human remains were found near the Royal Stud where the queen oversees the breeding and training of race horses, and less than three miles from the queen's main residence on the estate, Sandringham House. "The circumstances suggest this is a murder case and we are looking at missing persons reports and cold cases both locally and nationwide." "We are at the very early stages of the investigation and it could be a complex inquiry," Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry said at a news conference today at the estate. Police also plan to resume their search of the area where the body was discovered Wednesday. Detectives also found no evidence of accidental injury, damage because of firearms or bladed weapon at the site.ĭetectives said results from DNA samples taken from the body should be available within the next 24 hours, and they hope to provide more details on the cold case. Without giving further specifics, officials involved in the examination said it is "highly unlikely" the death was a result of natural causes. The body is that of a young adult female, detectives with the Joint Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team said today after conducting a post-mortem examination on the remains. The human remains were discovered Sunday by a dog-walker in a woodland area at Anmer, a tiny village northeast of London that is part of the Sandringham Estate property used by the British family as a vacation retreat. ![]() The discovery is being treated as a murder investigation, officials confirmed. 3, 2012 - The human remains discovered New Year's Day on the grounds of the country estate outside London where Queen Elizabeth and the royal family are spending the holidays have likely been there for one to four months and are not the result of natural death or accidental injury, British police said today. ![]()
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