Michael Fagan Intruder

On 9 july 1982 31 year old painter and decorator michael fagan broke into buckingham palace and made his way to the queens bedroom in what was one of the biggest royal security breaches of the 20th century.

Michael fagan intruder. Amazingly he had broken in once before earlier in the year but had fled after walking around and sitting on. Michael fagan born 8 august 1948 is a british man who entered queen elizabeth ii s bedroom in buckingham palace in 1982. Michael fagan a painter and decorator was the buckingham palace intruder in question. Brigdenhulton archive the man who broke into the queens bedroom in the royal familys most infamous security breach has said he does not regret it.

Michael fagan in 1985 credit. What happened and why did he break in. In 1972 he married his wife christine with whom he had four children. Michael fagan was a painter and decorator from clerkenwell london born 8th august 1948.

On july 9 1982 at just around 7 am michael fagan shimmied up a buckingham palace drainpipe all the way to a flat roof that was only a few feet away from the palaces main building. Michael fagan a 33 year old london born unemployed man had somehow managed to stay undetected through all the palace security becoming the best known buckingham palace intruder. Netflixs the crown season 4 tells the story of michael fagan the ordinary painter who broke in to the queens bedroom in 1982 or at least it tells one of the many stories surrounding that.