The sister of a grandmother who reportedly broke her pelvis when one of the royal family's armed motorbike police escorts crashed into her, said today the pensioner could have been killed as she blasted Royal protection outriders for driving too fast.
Speaking as the 83-year-old Irene Mayor remains in a critical condition in hospital, Joyce Shore said: ‘The police outriders have to slow down.
‘My sister is lying in a hospital bed and she could have been killed. She could so easily have been killed.'
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are said to be hoping to visit Mrs Mayor, who reportedly broke her pelvis when a member of the Special Escort Group of motorbike protection officers crashed into her while allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road.
Irene Mayor suffered 'lots' of other injuries yesterday following a crash involving Prince William's security convoy, leaving her in a serious condition.
Witnesses say the 83-year-old was run down by a police motorbike leading William and his wife Kate's Range Rover as they were leaving London to take part in an Order of the Garter Service at Windsor Castle on Monday.
Pictures of the aftermath show a white police motorcycle on its side on the wrong side of the road at a pedestrian crossing where Irene was heading for her home in East Sheen.
This is the police outrider's bike lying on its side after striking Irene Mayor, 83, while clearing traffic for Prince William and Kate's convoy
The incident took place as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were heading from London to Windsor. It is believed to have involved one of their police motorcycle outriders
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge travel in a Range Rover escorted by police motorcycle outriders and royalty protection officers
Pictured: William and Kate at Windsor Castle yesterday after their convoy hit an 83-year-old grandmother, leaving her seriously injured
A Met source told MailOnline that the all-white bikes are part of the SEG, or Special Escort Group, whose job is to facilitate the royals’ progress through traffic.
The specially-trained protection officers on the powerful bikes are some of the only British police to drive armed, but are not part of the Close Protection team who accompany the royals at all times.
SEG police block junctions and provide an escort for the royal’s own cars, which are driven either by their security team or often by the royals themselves.
Armed police of the Special Escort Group drive powerful white motorbikes with registration plates ending SEG
A four- or six-person team from the SEG, whose bikes’ registration plates all end in those letter drive in convoy to provide a secure bubble in which the royals can travel, and the Metropolitan Police officers accompany the royals, alongside their Close Protection team, wherever they go in the UK.
The counter-terrorism expert said: ‘It’s a difficult job to be honest because you’ve got to be looking in all directions at once and blocking junctions so if someone steps out that can be difficult.’
Kate and William did not see the crash, royal sources have said, and they were swept through Richmond because it is standard police procedure for any royal convoy to drive on even in the event of an accident.
The accident will be investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct and Scotland Yard said last night that Irene was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Mrs Mayor is a widow having lost her husband Walter and dedicated herself to charity work through her local church, where she is still a regular in the congregation.
Her daughter, Fiona, who lives with her mother just 300 yards from the scene in west London said: 'She's got lots of injuries. They are just keeping her stable at the moment.'
Mrs Mayor's sister Joyce Shore, who was not at the scene, said today that police outriders should slow down.
She added: ‘I do like the royals, but the way my sister’s life has been endangered is completely unacceptable. These outriders need to slow down.
‘But it will still go on. I doubt anything will change just because a lady speaks out over concern for her sister.’
Joyce, 86, from Woking, in Surrey, said her sister was still active and did her own shopping, despite living with her daughter Fiona.
She said that Irene is an active member of her local non-conformist church. She said the family are very
