“…In operation since December 7, 1992, this hidden stronghold fulfils a singular function – offering refuge to government and military chiefs should disaster occur.
The government’s covert bunker bears the name Pindar and sits roughly 200 feet below the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Headquarters in Whitehall – at a greater depth than the London Underground network.
It contains approximately 400 bunks – reserved exclusively for the nation’s senior leadership. Access to Pindar is limited exclusively to “ministers, senior military and civilian personnel, plus service and civilian operational and support staff”, meaning ordinary members of the public need not apply.
Britain’s Prime Minister remains the only individual afforded accommodation for their family inside this covert installation – designed to ensure the leader’s decision-making capabilities during critical moments aren’t clouded by worries over their relatives’ safety…”