(The Coldstream Guards are known for their distinctive red jackets and large bearskin hats.) Allegedly, the intruder claimed to be a friend of the Coldstream Guards's chaplain, Rev Matt Coles. The Queen had a lucky escape after she engaged intruder Michael Fagan with a conversation to avoid escalating the terrifying experience in 1982. On 9 July 1982, 31-year-old painter and decorator Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and made his way to the Queen’s bedroom, in what was one of the biggest royal security breaches of the 20th century. The barracks, home to the Coldstream Guards, are not on the grounds of Windsor Castle, but they are very close. No further action was required." The man is reportedly known to the local police for struggling with mental health issues. You may remember in 1982 there was an intruder in Queen Elizabeth. "Officers attended and removed the intruder from the barracks. If you visit, you might meet someone like Michael Fagan. The Queen, 95, was in her private apartments where she was preparing for her first Christmas Day without late husband Prince Philip.
"We received a report of an intruder at Victoria Barracks in Sheet Street, Windsor, at 9.20am on Wednesday," Thames Valley Police said in a statement. The intruder was caught after triggering alarms as he used a rope ladder to scale a metal fence on Long Walk yards from Cambridge Gate at the junction with Park Street. The following morning, police were summoned and the man was removed from the premises. It was only later when he started talking about how he had worked as an ejector-seat test pilot and had some organs replaced that the chaps started to get suspicious." He was telling lots of tall stories and the lads were enjoying his banter and having a few drinks. Michael Fagan was not charged for trespassing in the Queens bedroom since it was then a civil offence and proceedings would have compromised the Queens. Of the intruder, an anonymous source told TalkTV, "Within a couple of hours, he was drinking with the officers in the bar and telling them stories of how he had served in Iraq. Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas Day brought a major security threat for the monarch when young man tried to break into the Windsor Castle. At the time, the Queen was not in Windsor- she was spending her 96th birthday at her Sandringham estate. Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle intruder instantly arrested. All rights reserved.ĬNN’s Katharina Krebs contributed reporting.Last week, a man posing as a priest spent the night in the barracks of the royal troops who guard Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle. ™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. Stand-up comedian Aaron Barschak had highlighted lax security by gate-crashing Prince William’s 21st birthday party at Windsor in 2003. Jason Hatch, a Fathers 4 Justice campaigner, used a ladder to scale the perimeter fence before climbing onto the balcony, where the royals appear on ceremonial occasions such as the wedding of Prince William and Catherine in 2011. In 2004, a fathers’ rights campaigner dressed as Batman evaded security to stage a protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony. The Queen was unharmed, although the intrusion sparked a serious questions about the palace security, especially when it emerged that her repeated attempts to summon help were ignored. Saturday, a man carrying an 'unspecified weapon' somehow managed to slip into the royal residence, where 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth was staying with her family for the holiday.
Perhaps the most famous incident dates back to 1982 when a man named Michael Fagan, who was 31 at the time, climbed a wall of Buckingham Palace, crawled through an open window and made his way to the bedroom of Queen Elizabeth II, who was sleeping. Queens intruder leaves chills in Windsor Castle. While not common, intrusions into Royal palaces do occasionally happen. Queen Elizabeth manages to stay safe amid Windsor Castle security breech. The Queen delivered her annual Christmas broadcast from the Windsor Castle, dedicating much of the traditional address to Prince Philip, her husband of 73 years who died in April at the age of 99. She was accompanied at Windsor by her son, Prince Charles, and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. The 95-year-old monarch was celebrating Christmas at Windsor Castle after making the decision not to travel to Sandringham, her usual Christmas destination, because of the pandemic.
“Members of the Royal Family have been informed about the incident,” she added. He remains in custody at this time,” Thames Valley Police Superintendent Rebecca Mears said in the statement. “The man has been arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon.
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