Update: Body Found on Queens Estate
 

Murder probe after body found on queen's estate

By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN
Updated 8:39 AM EST, Tue January 3, 2012

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Police guard the entrance to woods on Kings Avenue where human remains were found on New Year's Day on January 3, 2012.


London (CNN) -- Police launched a murder investigation Tuesday after a woman's body was found on Queen Elizabeth II's estate in Sandringham, in the English county of Norfolk.

Officers were alerted Sunday by a member of the public who found the remains while walking in the woods by the village of Anmer, near the town of King's Lynn, Norfolk police said.

Police said the area had been sealed off while forensic investigations are carried out. An autopsy will be conducted later Tuesday.

The cause of death is not yet known. Police did not say how long the remains might have been on the estate but said they would be looking at cold cases as part of the probe.

Sandringham House, at the heart of the 20,000-acre rural estate, is where the royal family traditionally gathers to celebrate Christmas. It's been the private home of four generations of British monarchs since 1862, and is one of two private residences used by the queen. Part of the estate is a 600-acre country park open to the public.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman told CNN Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip "are in residence at Sandringham from mid-December to the end of January.

"It is a private residence, we cannot confirm whether or not the queen has been informed or not," the spokesman said, referring to the murder investigation.

Prince Philip has been recuperating at Sandringham since he was released from the hospital a week ago after having a coronary stent implanted. He attended a service at the church on the estate Monday.

Sandringham House and its gardens are open to the public from April to November.

re: Update: Body Found on Queens Estate
 

Was it Camilla, the would be Queen? Diana's revenge? LOL

re: Update: Body Found on Queens Estate
 

Body Found In Queen`s Estate Was missing 17 Year Old.

By the CNN Wire Staff
Updated 9:50 AM EST, Sun January 8, 2012

London (CNN) -- The body found on Queen Elizabeth II's estate in Sandringham last week was a 17-year-old who had been missing since August, police said Sunday.

DNA tests helped detectives identified the woman as Alisa Dmitrijeva, Norfolk police said in a statement.

Police had been offering a £5000 reward for information leading to the missing teen.

Police have not said what caused her death, but said detectives are "investigating the murder."

In interviews with British newspapers last week, her family said they had immigrated from Latvia.

Investigators were alerted last Sunday to the human remains, found by a member of the public near the village of Anmer, in the English county of Norfolk.

Police are investigating activities that occurred around the site between the end of August and the end of September, Detective Chief Inspector Jes Fry said in a statement.

"We would like to identify people who may have worked in that area or were involved in organizing or running any specific events that may have taken place," he said.

The body had been at the site between one and four months, the Joint Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team said last week. Sandringham House, at the heart of the rural estate, is where the royal family traditionally gathers to celebrate Christmas. It's been the private home offour generations of British monarchs since 1862, and is one of two private residences used by the queen.

Part of the estate is a 600-acre country park open to the public.