Police said 'security processes were triggered within moments' of the man intruding on the castle grounds.
detained the man, who reportedly had an"offensive weapon." The suspect is 19 years old and hails from Southhampton, according to police. He was arrested within"moments" of intruding on the castle property.
A view of the exteriors of St George's Chapel and Windsor Castle on April 16 in Windsor, United Kingdom.Mears also said that the incident remained under investigation, the BBC reported. The police superintendent went on to say that authorities"do not believe there is a wider danger to the public." The queen, 95, and the royal family scaled back their holiday plans due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recent surge in cases driven by the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. This marked the queen's second year in a row celebrating the holidays at Windsor. She's scaled back several recent engagements due to COVID-19 and other health reasons.
"But for me, in the months since the death of my beloved Philip, I have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work—from around the country, the Commonwealth and the world," the queen continued."His sense of service, intellectual curiosity and capacity to squeeze fun out of any situation—were all irrepressible. That mischievous, enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him," she added.
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