London - "It's a slim chance, of course, that the Colonel will now try nuking William's in-laws' pad in Bucklebury," an MoD bigwig told reporters this morning.
"But the last minute honeymoon switch was a no-brainer...and the weather's said to be lovely at Butlins, Skegness."
This morning's press briefing came amid reports that NATO bombs had blitzed a Gaddafi bolthole in Bab al-Aziziya, killing Saif Al-Gaddafi and three of the Colonel's grandchildren.
The possibility of tit-for-tat reprisals see Wills and Kate high on the list of potential targets and heightened security measures have been put in place.
These include a standard-issue Palace burkha for newlywed Kate - to be worn on shopping trips, visits to the dentist, and other mindless public forays.
Members of the Middleton family have been briefed and may now only venture out in camouflage.
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