He appeared at the Old Bailey but wasn’t charged for trespassing, in part because this would have involved the Queen appearing as a witness.įagan was charged with stealing a quantity of wine relating to an incident two nights before when he had broken into the palace without being caught. “The security should have said I was found in the palace and not in the bedroom, it would have saved a lot of embarrassment.” It was smaller than I thought it would be. It was quite plain, just the usual blankets and duvets. “She said: ‘Just one minute I will get someone’ and ran out of the room. She’s not accessible, just once a year at Christmas talking about the Commonwealth which doesn’t mean much to most people.
But she’s a human being like anyone else. Buckingham Palace intruder Michael Fagan famously entered the Queens bedroom in Image NCīuckingham Palace intruder: Michael Fagan famously entered the Queen’s bedroom in 1982 (Image: NC) “I didn’t know what I wanted to ask her and when I got there I was just shaking and so shocked. She just looked at me and must have thought I was part of the palace staff. “I was walking bare foot through the palace and there was a woman doing the hoovering. “What about heat censors and CCTV? The Queen’s safety should be paramount.” Buckingham Palace intruder The Queen was in residence at the time of both break ins Image GETTYīuckingham Palace intruder: The Queen was in residence at the time of both break ins (Image: GETTY)įagan’s break in has been branded one of the 20th century’s worst royal security breaches.Īt the time of the incident on July 9, 1982, Fagan was 33-years-old, unemployed and had just been left by his wife.Īt around 7am on that day Fagan scaled Buckingham Palace’s 14-foot-high (4.3 meter) perimeter wall – topped with revolving spikes and barbed wire – and climbed up a drainpipe before wandering into the Queen’s bedroom at about 7.15am.įagan told the Islington Gazette: “There are 700 rooms in the palace and the first one I went in was her bedroom, I was just as shocked as her.
“How is it possible all these years later that someone can climb the fence and get right inside the grounds without being stopped immediately? “The police eventually detained him under the mental health act, but they have to ask some serious questions about how he got on and how he had so long to roam free. “There is a genuine theory and very real fear that he could have been launching a copycat operation. The insider added: “This intruder got into the Palace almost 37 years to the day since Michael Fagan ended up getting inside the Queen’s bedroom. Buckingham Palace intruder The intruder climbed over the palaces front gates Image GETTYīuckingham Palace intruder: The intruder climbed over the palace’s front gates (Image: GETTY) The source added there was a “very real fear” the intruder was attempting to copy the break-in from Fagan in 1982. “He was determined to get inside the palace and was banging down the doors but, thank goodness, this time everything was locked up.” There are now fears the intruder was attempting to replicate Michael Fagan, who famously entered the Queen’s bedroom in 1982.Ī royal insider told The Sun: “There was an intruder at the Palace while the Queen lay sleeping in her bedroom and he was on the loose for a good few minutes before the cops arrested him. Buckingham Palace intruder A man broke in to the palace on Wednesday Image GETTYīuckingham Palace intruder: A man broke in to the palace on Wednesday (Image: GETTY)
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