The Absolutely Bonkers True Story of How 1 Man Broke Into Buckingham Palace – Twice
Image Source: Getty / David LevensonBuckingham Palace is known for having some of the tightest security in the world - you have to protect those royal jewels! - but the safety of the residence, as well as its famous inhabitant Queen Elizabeth II, was threatened back in 1982 when a 31-year-old man by the name of Michael Fagan broke into the palace not once but twice in the span of one month.
You should sit down for this story, because it's a doozy.In the early hours of July 9, 1982, just two weeks after Princess Diana gave birth to Prince William, a man was seen "on the railings near the gates to the ambassadors' entrance" at Buckingham Palace, according to a report by Scotland Yard.
It was about 6:45 a.m.
when the man, Michael Fagan, climbed over the railings and entered a room on the ground floor of the building through an unlocked window.
