King Charles has used military-grade snipers to help him during his fishing ventures, a source has revealed.
His Majesty is known for his fly fishing skill and even caught a salmon on the River Spey in Scotland last summer.
Catching salmon is “no meagre feat,” according to a gillie. “It’s hard to catch a salmon at the best of times.”
Security is of the utmost importance to the Royal Family and that extends to the king’s personal ventures.
A fishing source has spoken on the techniques used by King Charles to help his fishing (stock pic)
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During a fishing trip at Delphi Lodge in Connemara, Ireland, a location renowned for its Atlantic salmon and sea trout fishing, the King was surrounded by a “two-mile radius of security.”
“There were security personnel in the trees around the pools in which he was fishing,” a source revealed to the Daily Mail.
“The security had a clear view of the fish from their spot, and also had military-grade snipers [rifles] with polarised lenses, which made spotting the fish easier.”
The source went on to say that the King’s security were “whispering” commands to Charles through an earpiece as to when to cast his fishing rod.
The source continued: “This made it much easier for him because knowing where the fish are is half the hard bit, known as ‘reading the river.’”
Charles first visited Delphi Lodge in 1995, and has been known for fishing for salmon all over Ireland, including the Bundorragha River and Finn Lough.
Aides reportedly use snipers and tell them the king when to cast his line
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The revelations come just days after the King’s environmental documentary was released on Amazon Prime.
Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision was shown to celebrity guests ahead of its release at Windsor Castle.
The 90-minute documentary shows His Majesty urging people to take a more serious approach to the climate, with mankind “actually destroying our means to survival”.
Following the screening, guests spoke about the monarch’s climate commitment.
Bafta winner Benedict Cumberbatch said: “It’s an inspiring story of one man, but also of an entire movement and philosophy.
“And you naturally want to try and save what you are a part of.”
Sir Kenneth Branagh revealed: “It’s a relationship between who we are and where we live. It takes you on a complicated journey in a simple way and ends up being profound.
“Small steps can add up to a cumulative impact, which is way beyond what you might have imagined to begin with.
“The King’s clear commitment to saying there are other ways to look at how we live on the planet.”
