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Chilling Buckingham Palace break-in 42 years on when bleeding intruder woke Queen up


On July 9, 1982, Queen Elizabeth II was woken up in her Buckingham Palace bedroom by an intruder, Michael Fagan, who had managed to break in and was sitting on her bed

Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace in July 1982 (Image: Getty) Read MoreRelated Articles Prince William takes on 'enforcer' role as he uses 'disciplinarian' methods to deal with brother Harry Fagan then claimed that he accessed the palace through an unlocked window on the roof and spent the next half an hour eating cheddar cheese and crackers while wandering the corridors. In a 2012 interview, Fagan changed course and said that the Queen had immediately left the room to find security after she had called the palace switchboard twice and no-one had arrived.

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