The Under-secretary, Sir Matthew Nathan, who was in his office with Colonel Ivor Price, the Military Intelligence Officer, and A. H. Norway, head of the Post Office, was alerted by the shots and helped close the castle gates.
Departementschef Sir Matthew Nathan, der var på sit kontor sammen med oberst Ivor Price, fra den militære efterretningstjeneste, A.H.Norway, chefen for postkonteret, blev alarmeret af skuddene og hjalp med at lukke slottets porte.