A WOMAN found murdered on the Queen's Sandringham estate lay yards from where the Royals held their Christmas shoot, it emerged yesterday.
Cops say the young female had been there between one and four months meaning the hunting party would have unwittingly stood close to her.
The Queen and Prince Philip, still at Sandringham, have asked to be kept updated on the inquiry as forensic officers combed parts of the 20,000-acre grounds near King's Lynn, Norfolk, yesterday.
Police are awaiting a post-mortem but ruled out a gun or knife attack.
A spokesman said: "There is no evidence of accidental injury or damage due to firearms or a bladed weapon."
A dog-walker found the remains in private woods crossed by public paths at 4pm on New Year's Day.
It is close to where the Queen breeds racehorses and yards from a copse where Philip, 90, usually holds festive pheasant shoots although he missed this year's because of his heart scare.
One local said: "He loves shooting in the field because it's a brilliant spot to bag birds.
"It's incredible to think the Royals were just yards from where this poor woman was lying dead."
Detectives would not say whether they believe the victim was killed at the spot or just dumped there or whether she was fully clothed.
Plants had begun to grow over the corpse as it had been there so long. Cops hope to have a DNA profile today to help identify her.
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They are also examining missing persons reports, including that of Latvian Alisa Dmitrijeva, 17, who vanished in King's Lynn in August.
Meanwhile, the Queen was yesterday seen driving to join a royal shooting party for lunch in nearby Bircham but took a detour to avoid the murder probe scene.
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