Pippa wedding cost kept secret

POLICE have refused to say how much public money was spent on Pippa Middleton’s lavish wedding.

Scores of officers from cash-strapped Thames Valley Police were assigned to the event attended by several royals, including the Duchess of Cambridge and Princes William and Harry.

Deputy Chief Constable John Campbell took charge, throwing a ring of steel around the wedding in Berkshire in May. The force refused to disclose details on the grounds of national security, law and order and health and safety.

A spokesman said: ‘To disclose the information would allow criminal or terrorist elements to gain an upper hand and awareness of policing decisions used to safeguard national security.’