Another man has managed to get to the grounds of Windsor Castle – the seat of the British Queen Elizabeth. The Queen and her family celebrated Christmas there.
The British police have arrested a 19-year-old man who gained entry to the grounds of Windsor Castle. The man did not enter the buildings of Queen Elizabeth and her family, the police said on Saturday.
He was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and illegal possession of weapons. The incident occurred in the morning (local time) and triggered the alarm chain within a very short time. The members of the royal family celebrating Christmas at Windsor Castle have been informed. Such incidents are rare. In 1982 a man entered Buckingham Palace in London over a wall and got into a room where the Queen slept. In 2016, a convicted murderer climbed a wall in Buckingham Palace and inquired about the Queen’s whereabouts.
The Saturday incident did not seem to affect the royal family’s plans for Christmas Day: pictures were released during the day showing Prince Charles, his wife Camilla and other royals on their way to the Christmas mass at Windsor Castle. The Queen did not appear in public on Saturday. In a recorded Christmas speech, the 95-year-old spoke about the loss of her husband, Prince Philip, who died in April at the age of 99.