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Windsor homeless sleeping rough before royal wedding talk of being attacked by drunk clubbers – but some still WANT to live on the streets
HOMELESS people in Windsor have revealed they have come under attack by drunk clubbers - but some still want to live on the streets.
In the run up to the Royal Wedding, some of Windsor's homeless community have told The Sun Online there's "no pressure" while sleeping rough, while another said he didn't want to be homeless.
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In the exclusive footage, one man told The Sun Online: "Would I go indoors? I don't know, I doubt it. There's no pressure out here.
"It's these poor people walking up and down the street. They've got families. They've got more pressure than me."
Wayne, who has COPD and has been sleeping rough in Windsor for a year, said: "There are some out here that enjoy it, it's their life.
"But it's not mine. I don't want to be out here. I've got a terminal illness so I shouldn't even be out here."
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Shockingly, Wayne also revealed how he had been attacked.
He said: "I was attacked out here as well. Half two in the morning, asleep in my sleeping bag and some drunk nightclubber thought it would be funny to start stamping on my head and ribs while I was asleep.
"I dare say that the police and the council and whoever have got a big plan for us homeless to stop us being out here on the day of the Royal Wedding... Maybe if they rehoused us we wouldn't be out here.
Sunny, who sleeps rough by the bus stop opposite the castle, said: "I used to live in Slough but the place I was staying at the council shut it down because they said it was uninhabitable and I came out onto the streets.
"I'd love somewhere to call home. And this isn't home. This isn't a life - I just want my life back."
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Previously, Windsor police were seen removing homeless people's belongings in Windsor as they beef up security ahead of the Royal Wedding.
The possessions have been taken away for safe keeping over security fears in case they are mistaken for suspicious packages.
Murphy James, of the Windsor Homeless Project, told The Sun Online: "There is nothing untoward in the bags being removed - it is the same as people not being allowed tents because of security.
"Police have offered homeless people the chance to put their belongings away for safe keeping until Monday and many have taken them up on this."
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He added: "The homeless people themselves are not going to be evicted and will be a part of the day."
Windsor prepares for 100,000 people to descend on the historic town to catch a glimpse of the happy couple.
Police were pictured on Sunday searching drains and manhole covers, with sniffer dogs also called into examine the area where the public will be gathered to watch the loved-up pair tie the knot.
The terrorist threat will be "high" for the wedding, with security measures including anti-vehicle barriers and airport-style barriers for spectators.
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The security bill for Saturday is expected to be higher than William and Kate’s wedding - even though theirs was larger - due to the ongoing terrorist threat level.
A police spokesman said: "A scheme has been set up for those who choose, to store their belongings at the Windsor Homeless Project during the Royal Wedding, and our officers have been assisting with transport of belongings, however this is entirely voluntary to ensure the safety of the homeless community."
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“The Royal Wedding is a national celebration and everyone is welcome, however everyone in Windsor on the day of the wedding will be subject to a search and screening. Anyone with large items that are deemed to be a security risk are likely to have those items removed.”
Prince Harry and Meghan are to get married on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
The wedding is taking place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, which is where Harry was christened when he was three months old.
Meghan's dad Thomas Markle has pulled out of walking his daughter down the aisle as it was revealed he had staged photographs with the paparazzi.
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