British law enforcement officers arrested a 39-year-old man who made his way into the grounds of Holyrood Palace – the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is reported that the man had a suspicious device with him, due to which a group of sappers had to be called to the royal residence, reports E! website .
British media reported that the incident took place on Tuesday evening (the sappers were summoned to the palace at 21:00), but it became known only today. According to the Scottish police, there was no threat to the safety of the people; no damage was done to the historic building either.
Observers note that Elizabeth II did not appear in her Scottish residence for about a year, since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic she has been almost constantly in her main residence – Buckingham Palace.
However, even there, the queen is threatened by intruders. As of November 2020, there have been 12 unauthorized intrusions into the palace. The last such attempt was made in July 2019 by a 22-year-old man, having climbed over the fence of the palace at two in the morning. Law enforcers did not qualify the trick as an attempted terrorist attack or an attempt on the queen’s life. Much more dangerous was the 2013 incident, when a 44-year-old man armed with a knife tried to get into the palace. It is noteworthy that until 2007, illegal entry into the territory of the royal residences was not a criminal offense in Britain.
