The person reportedly spent the night consuming and ingesting with senior officers earlier than being provided a mattress for the evening, regardless of displaying no ID or credentials.
LONDON, UK — The British Military mentioned Tuesday it has launched an pressing investigation after an intruder posing as a priest reportedly spent the evening on the barracks of troops who guard Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Citadel.
The Solar newspaper and broadcaster Speak TV reported that the person was admitted to Victoria Barracks final week after claiming to be a pal of the battalion’s padre. It mentioned he spent the night consuming and ingesting with senior officers earlier than being provided a mattress for the evening, regardless of displaying no identification or credentials.
Police had been summoned the next morning and the person was eliminated. He was not arrested.
The barracks is near the fortress, 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of London, the place the queen spends a lot of her time. The 96-year-old monarch was staying at her Sandringham property in japanese England when the alleged intrusion happened.
The barracks is dwelling to the Coldstream Guards, who stand guard exterior the palace of their distinctive purple jackets and bearskin hats. Hundreds of vacationers are anticipated in Windsor subsequent month because the U.Ok. celebrates the Platinum Jubilee, marking the queen’s 70 years on the throne.
The queen has lower down on public engagements in 2022 resulting from unspecified well being circumstances and a bout with COVID-19 earlier within the yr.
The military mentioned in a press release that it “takes this breach of safety extraordinarily critically and it will likely be completely investigated as a matter of precedence. This incident is now a part of an ongoing investigation and it could subsequently be inappropriate to remark additional presently.”
