

We felt his presence and we like many around the world readied ourselves for Christmas,” she said. "But life of course consists of final partings as well as first meetings and as much as I and my family miss him I know he would want us to enjoy Christmas. “That mischievous, enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him,” said the Queen of the late Duke of Edinburgh. on the morning of July 9, 1982, Fagan scaled his way into royal history as, after a night of drinking, he climbed over the fence of Buckingham Palace and made his way up a drainpipe and onto the roof. In her annual Christmas broadcast on Saturday, the Queen paid tribute to her “beloved” husband Prince Philip, who passed away aged 99 in April. According to the police, shortly before 7 a.m. It was reported that he carried an “offensive weapon”.

Police have not confirmed what the weapon was and it is not known where exactly the man was on the grounds and how close he got to the castle itself. The Sunday Mirror reported that the arrest came after security controllers monitoring CCTV noticed a man carrying what appeared to be a crossbow.


There is a genuine theory and very real fear that he could have. The Sun revealed that it took the police four minutes to get to the scene, and 'This intruder got into the Palace almost 37 years to the day since Michael Fagan ended up getting inside the Queen's bedroom. We do not believe there is a wider danger to the public,” she said. In 2019, a 22-year-old man climbed the metal fences at Buckingham Palace. “We can confirm security processes were triggered within moments of the man entering the grounds and he did not enter any buildings. “The man has been arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. “An investigation is ongoing following this incident and we are working with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police,” said Thames Valley Police Superintendent Rebecca Mears. Members of the royal family were informed about the incident and were not in harm’s way, the police said. Officers from Thames Valley and the Metropolitan Police said they responded to the breach on Saturday morning and arrested the man from Southampton. Prince Charles and wife Camilla are spending Christmas with the 95-year-old monarch at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, south-east England, after she took the decision to call off her traditional Christmas at Sandringham estate in Norfolk amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases. Further investigation is on the way, said officials.Ī 19-year-old man with an “offensive weapon” has been arrested following a security breach at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is spending her Christmas, the police said on Sunday.Members of the royal family were informed about incident and were not in harm’s way, police said.19-year-old with an “offensive weapon” has been arrested after a security breach at Windsor Castle.in the data for woman, He said : “I rolled over on her bed looking too young to be a queen. He asserted that Elizabeth II was “trembling” when she found him beside her. In a Christmas Day press release, the Thames Valley Police stated that some of their officers responded to a security breach at around 8.30 a.m. Then the man entered the queen’s room and opened the curtains to wake her. An intruder armed with a crossbow allegedly entered the grounds of Windsor Castle in England’s Berkshire County on Christmas, hours after a video containing threats against Queen Elizabeth was uploaded to Snapchat. On the show, it was depicted in a way that makes it seem as though he effortlessly got into the palace and into her bedroom with no interference from palace security.
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Unable to resist the temptation to return to the palace, Fagan tried his luck again on July 9, this time by climbing the four-meter-high Buckingham Wall and, once again, climbing through a sewage pipe. Season 4 Episode 5 of the series focused on the infamous Buckingham Palace security breach when a man by the name of Michael Fagan found his way into the queen’s bedroom undetected. It was cheap from California,” he said to independent. “I went to Carlos’ room, took the wine from the rack and drank it. The intruder reported that he poured half a bottle of wine for himself before deciding to leave, and during all this time it went unnoticed by the security men. Michael Fagan, the intruder who gained access to Queen Elizabeth II’s bedroom at Buckingham Palace in 1982 (Getty Images)įagan said he walked into the post office where he saw gifts for newborn Prince William.
