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Close protection
Discreet protection for family members at home, on journeys and during stays. Officers adapt to the family's rhythm and to the distance each person expects.
Explore service ↗Praetorian / Families & family offices
Your family. Your rhythm.
Residences, travel and family stays call for protection that respects private life. Close protection, residence audits and chauffeurs can be considered together.
Discuss your requirements ↗01 · Family office security
Security that fits family life.
For high net worth families, the question is rarely whether to be protected. It is how to protect people without changing the way they live.
Family office security means protecting the people a family office serves, not only its assets and data. Cyber risk is widely discussed. Physical safety, privacy at home and the security of travel are often left to habit until something changes.
A family is not a single principal. It includes children with their own schedules, older parents who live elsewhere, guests, household staff and advisers. Each person has a different exposure and a different tolerance for a visible presence.
Praetorian works with families and with the family offices that represent them. The starting point is always the same: understand the people, the places and the moments that matter, then recommend a proportionate arrangement.
The answer can be that you need less than you imagined. Recommending fewer resources is part of the advice.
When families usually contact us
- A stay abroad or a family holiday in a destination the family knows less well.
- A move into a new residence, or a residence left empty for part of the year.
- A period of media attention, a business transaction or a public announcement.
- A private event, a wedding or a celebration with many guests and providers.
- A concern about a former employee, a dispute or unwanted attention.
- A wish to review the family's arrangements before a problem, not after one.
02 · What can be arranged
Choose the arrangement. Combine it if needed.
Each service can stand alone. Many families combine two or three around a stay or a period of the year.
Residence audit
A review of premises, access control, equipment and routines, with recommendations ranked by priority and follow through on their implementation.
Explore service ↗Chauffeurs
The vehicle, timing and itinerary are agreed for your request. Chauffeur service can be arranged on its own or alongside protection.
Explore service ↗TSCM
Technical sweeps for hidden microphones and cameras in residences, offices and vehicles, carried out with Praetorian's own TSCM equipment.
Explore service ↗03 · Residences, travel and family stays
Three situations. Three ways to prepare.
Most family requests fall into one of three situations. Each calls for different preparation.
At the residence
A residence is secure when its routines are as well considered as its locks. Deliveries, staff arrivals, visitors, the children's schedule and the times when the house is empty all shape the level of risk.
A security audit looks at the building, its access points and existing equipment such as alarms and video surveillance. It also looks at how the household actually lives. Recommendations are practical: what to change now, what can wait and what is already right.
On the move
Journeys are the moments when a family is most predictable. Airport arrivals, school runs, restaurant reservations and regular appointments follow patterns that can be observed.
Protection on the move starts with preparation: routes, timings, drop off points and the vehicle. A chauffeur can be enough for some journeys. Others call for a protection officer, or for both working together.
During family stays
A family stay combines travel, accommodation and leisure in an environment the family may not know. A villa, a hotel or a rented apartment each raises different questions about access, neighbours and staff.
Preparation covers the accommodation, the main journeys and the outings the family plans. The aim is simple: the family enjoys the stay, and the arrangement stays in the background.
04 · How it works
From the first exchange to a quiet presence.
Every assignment follows the same discipline: understand, recommend, prepare, then adapt on the ground.
- A first exchange in confidence. You or your family office describe the dates, the people, the places and the concerns. A few lines are enough to start.
- An assessment of the situation. We consider the exposure of each person, the destination and the programme, and ask the questions that matter.
- A proportionate recommendation. The proposal sets out the resources, the scope, availability and the terms. It is discussed with you before anything is confirmed.
- Preparation before arrival. Routes, accommodation, timings and coordination with the people involved are prepared ahead of the family.
- A discreet presence on assignment. The arrangement adapts to changes in the programme, which are frequent with families.
- A debrief. After the assignment, we review what worked and what should change for the next stay.
What we ask families to share
Only what is useful: who travels, where and when, the residence or accommodation, the level of discretion expected and any specific concern. Information is shared within the smallest possible circle.
Working with the family office
Many families prefer their family office, an assistant or a trusted adviser to manage the relationship. We can work with that person throughout, while keeping direct lines open with the family members concerned when the assignment requires it.
The way we work is described in more detail on our method page.
05 · Questions
What families ask before they call.
Short answers to the questions families and family offices raise most often.
Family office security covers the physical safety and privacy of the family the office serves: residences, travel, family stays, events and the daily movements of the people most exposed. With Praetorian it can combine close protection, a security audit of the residence, chauffeur service and a technical sweep, decided after an assessment of the situation.
Not necessarily. Many families need protection at specific moments: a stay abroad, a public event, a period of attention or a move between residences. The assessment may conclude that a chauffeur, a residence audit or occasional protection is enough. We recommend what the situation requires, not the largest possible arrangement.
Yes. Children, spouses and older parents are often less protected than the principal, while their routines are easier to observe. The arrangement can include them on travel, during a family stay or for specific journeys, in a way that respects their privacy and their own rhythm.
Discretion is prepared, not improvised. Officers dress for the setting, keep a distance agreed with the family and avoid behaviour that signals a protected person. Routes, arrivals and accommodation are prepared in advance, so that the presence stays as quiet as the situation allows.
Yes. Many families prefer their family office, an assistant or a trusted adviser to handle the request. We can work with that person from the first exchange, share the information the family agrees to share and keep the circle of people involved as small as possible.
A residence audit reviews the premises, the access points, existing equipment such as alarms and video surveillance, and the household routines that affect security. You receive practical recommendations ranked by priority, and we can follow through on their implementation if you wish.
We consider every request, wherever you are in the world. Each destination is assessed before we confirm what can be arranged, including preparation, local coordination and timing. Our destination guides cover London, Dubai, Paris, New York, Miami and the French Riviera, but a request is not limited to them.
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06 · Contact
Tell us what you need. In confidence.
A few lines are enough to start. We come back to you with questions or a proposal.