Gatecrasher row rumbles on

The Home Secretary's ominous warning that "heads are on the block" is seized upon by most papers amid more revelations about the comedian who gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party.

A picture of the comedian Aaron Barschak dominates the front page of The Daily Mail, alongside a headline highlighting his claim to have kissed the birthday prince on both cheeks.

But the commentators are decidedly not amused about the policing at Windsor Castle on Saturday night.

"It was an unforgivable lapse in security" remarks the Mail.

The Times reports that Barschak, wearing his Osama Bin Laden costume, was eventually rumbled by a footman when he made the mistake of asking for a bottle of champagne rather than a glass.

According to The Sun, the Queen herself was taken in.

A source, described as a royal insider, says she was at first "tickled pink" when the comedian appeared on stage - convinced that it was Prince Harry "because that's just the sort of stunt he would try and pull off".

Head on block?

The furore prompts both The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian to profile the old Etonian Earl who is the head of the Royal Protection Squad.

The Telegraph points out that Commander Peter Loughborough, otherwise known as the seventh Earl of Rosslyn, made his name tackling drug gangs in London in the early 1990s.

According to the Guardian, his appointment to his present job seven months ago was seen as a wise move which could help smooth relations between the Royal Family and the police in the aftermath of the collapse of the trial of Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell.

Frustration

The Archbishop of Canterbury's first public comments aimed at calming the controversy over the appointment of a gay priest as Bishop of Reading win mixed reviews.

The Times describes Dr Rowan Williams' letter to Bishops in England, warning that the Church must have an eye to its sense of priority and public credibility, as "a metaphorical banging together of heads" and a vivid expression of his frustration at the Church's apparent obsession with gay sex.

The Telegraph remarks that Dr Williams has "at least injected a note of sanity into an acrimonious debate".

But for The Independent, the Archbishop's arguments were "unnecessarily opaque" and a failure of leadership.

David and Goliath

Lleyton Hewitt's sensational exit from Wimbledon ensures that the first day of the action at the All England Club is not restricted to the back pages.

The Financial Times is among those to picture the anguished number one seed on its front.

The Daily Express is not alone in remarking that his defeat at the hands of the six-foot-ten tall Croatian, Ivo Karlovic, was one of the biggest shocks ever seen at the championships.

The Independent puts the issue in perspective in another way, by looking at the career earnings of the two players.

Hewitt, the defending champion, has amassed more than £10 million.

That compares with the £93,000 made by Karlovic, who is number 203 in the world rankings.