Apparently an attack was planned: armed men probably broke into Windsor grounds to murder Queen

Created: 12/28/2021 Updated: 12/28/2021, 5:07 AM

By: Julia Volkenand

A stranger is said to have planned an attack on the Queen © picture alliance / dpa / PA Wire |

Christopher Furlong

As reported by several media outlets, a stranger is said to have planned an attack on the British Queen Elizabeth II.

The man had entered Windsor Castle armed.

London - A man armed with a crossbow is said to have broken into Windsor Castle around 8:30 a.m. on Christmas Day, reports the Thames Valley Police. * But they managed to arrest him.

According to media reports, the 19-year-old planned an assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth II. * And announced the act beforehand in a video.

The video was available to the British newspaper

, the police are now checking the clip.

Video of masked man revealed: Allegedly murder of Queen announced

The video shows a hooded person holding a crossbow in front of the camera and announcing that she wants to murder the Queen in revenge for the Amritsar massacre in 1919.

British troops opened fire on demonstrators in the Indian city of Amritsar.

Hundreds of people lost their lives.

The stranger is said to have sent the video to friends before his break-in.

Whether this is really the intruder in the palace must now be determined.

Stranger invades Windsor Castle: Did he want to murder Queen?

The castle has not yet commented on the incident.

The suspect, who broke into the castle on Christmas Day, was given psychiatric treatment and arrested on suspicion of trespassing and carrying a weapon, reports the

.

He only stayed a few minutes on the castle grounds before he was arrested.

Accordingly, the man was discovered a few moments after entering the property and was unable to enter any buildings, the newspaper reports, referring to a press spokesman for Scotland Yard.

The investigation was handed over to Scotland Yard by the Thames Valley Police, which is responsible for the royal estate, it said.

It is believed that the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla were present at the castle on Boxing Day.

Other family members did not join until later that day.

It's not the first time an intruder has made it into the castle.

In 1982 a man climbed over the walls of Buckingham Palace and even made it into the monarch's bedroom - albeit unarmed.

According to reports, he did not want to threaten the Queen, just see her.