The Prince and Princess of Wales were visiting their home with their children nearby on a day when an intruder is said to have climbed over the wall to enter Windsor Castle, but the intruder was quickly detained by police.
An intruder sparked a royal security scare after they allegedly broke into the grounds of Windsor Castle. The man is said to have climbed over the wall to get in the castle grounds on Sunday before he was quickly detained by officers from the Metropolitan Police, which is responsible for security at the royal residence.
A man in his 30s was then handed over to the local police force, Thames Valley, before being arrested on suspicion of trespass and possession of a Class A drug. It has been reported that the Prince and Princess of Wales, were at their Adelaide Cottage home on the Windsor estate at the time with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. However, as the intruder is said to have entered the grounds near Town Gate, it was some distance away from the royals’ home.
The man is also said to have not entered the inner buildings of Windsor Castle. A source told The Sun: “He broke into the castle near Town Gate and was quickly detained by police. It was a crazy thing to do and caused quite a stir but at this stage it appears there was no intent to cause any serious harm.”
A 30-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site and of possessing Class A drugs after entering Windsor Castle’s restricted grounds, according to a Met Police spokesperson.
“Officers in the grounds spotted the man just after 13:00hrs on Sunday, 1 June and quickly arrested him. He was then passed into the custody of Thames Valley Police.”
Meanwhile, Thames Valley Police reported that a man entered Windsor Castle’s restricted grounds shortly after 1pm on Sunday, June 1. Met police quickly arrested him after challenging him. He avoided entering Windsor Castle’s interior.
He was detained on suspicion of trespassing on a public property and possessing class A drugs. Thames Valley Police are looking into his bail, and an investigation is ongoing.
Just last year, the Prince and Princess of Wales suffered another terrifying security breach after masked intruders allegedly smashed down a barrier and scaled a six-foot fence to get access to the Windsor Castle estate.
The two men allegedly entered the estate at night to break into a barn to steal farm vehicles before departing on a pick-up truck and quad bike.
William and Kate were reportedly sleeping with their three children at Adelaide Cottage when King Charles and Queen Camilla were not present at the time.
The Windsor Castle-centric Adelaide Cottage is a short drive away from the estate’s 655-acre location. The Waleses can almost certainly see King Charles while he is a resident at the castle with relative ease because of this.
Source: Mirror
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