Queen Elizabeth at Windsor

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

An armed intruder was arrested on the grounds of Windsor Castle where Queen Elizabeth and some members of her family were spending Christmas, Thames Valley Police said on Saturday.

A 19-year-old man from Southampton who was in possession of "an offensive weapon" was captured shortly after 8:30 a.m. local time and remains in custody, the police said.

According to the police statement, officers from Thames Valley and the Metropolitan Police responded to the security breach within minutes. The man did not enter any buildings, the police said.

"The man has been arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. He remains in custody at this time," Thames Valley Police Superintendent Rebecca Mears said in the statement. "Members of the Royal Family have been informed about the incident," she added.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

The weapon was supposedly a crossbow. Weird.

Puppy Lips · ‎05-09-2010

I am thinking she will hold out for her 70th year celebration, then step down. Wouldn't she rather see her son be crowned the King than pass away while still on the throne? Just a thought.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. Margaret Mead

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

I'm pretty sure none of the royals were ever in any danger.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

No, they caught the nut in time, but, goes to show you the Queen can't even enjoy Christmas in peace without some kind of threat.

I saw too, online, where another nut managed to climb up on the balcony where the Royals stand to wave on occasions like marriage, etc. He got so far by ladder then shimmied up the rest of the way.

They got him too before he was able to gain access. If I remember correctly this time it was at Buckingham Palace.

I'd be a nervous wreck.

ROMARY · ‎04-28-2010

It isn't easy, being a royal.

Think about how lucky we (regular people) are that we can freely walk around, go wherever we want, etc. without cameras and threats following us all around.

Bless the Queen and her family and everyone. Royal and non royal.

Safety to all of us.

'More or less', 'Right or wrong', 'In general', and 'Just thinking out loud ' (as usual).

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

AMEN!

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@SharkE wrote:
No, they caught the nut in time, but, goes to show you the Queen can't even enjoy Christmas in peace without some kind of threat.

I saw too, online, where another nut managed to climb up on the balcony where the Royals stand to wave on occasions like marriage, etc. He got so far by ladder then shimmied up the rest of the way.
They got him too before he was able to gain access. If I remember correctly this time it was at Buckingham Palace.

I'd be a nervous wreck.

@SharkE

Nervous wreck? Seriously? Do you honestly think they were ever in any danger?

Even if the nutcase in question managed to access the property, there's no way he'd be able to actually find any of them. It's not like he could walk in the front door and there they all would be, in the front room. Those estates are huge, with hundreds of rooms, and it's easy for anyone to get lost.

From what I've seen and read, they all have much more security than any of them actually need, but it's probably done just to make them look more important than they actually are. That's JMO, of course.

proudlyfromNJ · ‎05-01-2010

@Tinkrbl44 Actually a stranger did make his way into the palace and wound up in the Queens bedroom where she was asleep. She asked him to leave, he didn't so she called security. I believe this was in the eighties.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

I don't think your aware of the threat when the guy was in the Queens bedroom and she woke up to see this strange man in her room. She managed to stall him till she could hit the panic button. He had broke in twice.