The intelligence services, the Ministry of Defense and the British Army are facing a case that is, to say the least, bizarre: that of an intruder who slipped into the grounds of Windsor although, apparently, without a threat to the British monarch, who was not over there.
On Tuesday, the army announced that it was launching an investigation into the matter.
It all started on April 26, when a man dressed as a priest managed to sneak into the so-called Victoria Barracks, the barracks of the guards in charge of protecting Elizabeth II and the royal sites, such as Windsor.
This has been announced by the Reuters news agency, which explains that the false priest - whose name, age or any other information has not been disclosed - presented himself as a friend of the military chaplain of the so-called Coldstream Guards, the regiment of the British Army in charge of more domestic functions.
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After the introductions, and without any type of accreditation, the intruder was invited to enter the barracks and share dinner, drinks, laughter and anecdotes with the soldiers.
There he spent the rest of the night.
According to a source familiar with the situation told
People
magazine , "Within a couple of hours, he was drinking in the bar with the officers and telling them stories of how he had served in Iraq."
Apparently, precisely those anecdotes, which were
in crescendo
, made the hare jump.
A source has told both
People
and
The Sun
that then the alleged father began to say "that he had worked as an ejection seat test pilot and that some organs had been changed, and then they became suspicious."
At 10:20 am on Wednesday the 27th, he left the premises accompanied by security guards, who arrested him.
According to a palace spokesman, the queen was not in the compound at the time, but was at Sandringham celebrating her 96th birthday, and she returned to Windsor later in the day.
In addition, he has also confirmed that it is a matter that is the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense.
The police officer in charge of the Thames Valley area explained in a statement that they confirm that "security processes were activated moments after the man entered the [castle] grounds" and also that "he did not access any building".
For its part, from Defense they have also wanted to make a statement about it.
"The army takes this security breach absolutely seriously, and it will be investigated in depth as a matter of priority," a ministry spokesman said.
"This incident is now part of an ongoing investigation and therefore it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time."
Another source assures that, therefore, there were no security breaches either in Windsor Castle or in the security in charge of the old monarch,
This past Christmas, an intruder armed with a crossbow tried to sneak into Windsor when the queen and her family were celebrating the holidays there.
The security forces quickly found him and saw that "he was not a public danger," they said.
In October 2013, another man tried to break in, this time into Buckingham, London, with a knife, and was quickly apprehended;
in 2003 another tried, disguised as Osama Bin Laden, at Prince William's 21st birthday party.
The most famous incident took place in June 1982, when Michael Fagan snuck into Buckingham, walked into Elizabeth II's chambers and had a 10-minute chat with the queen.
After being tried, he was acquitted.