Michael Fagan The Queen

Intruder michael fagan enters the queens bedroom one of the most shocking breaches of royal security is explored in season 4 of netflix drama the crown the morning a man found his way into the queens bedroom.

Michael fagan the queen. 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. Born in august 1948 in clerkenwell london to michael and ivy fagan fagan had two younger sisters margaret and elizabeth. The outrageous episode is set to feature in season 4 of the crown here charlotte hodgman editor of bbc history revealed explains what really happened. The incident was one of the 20th centurys worst royal security breaches.

Michael fagan 33 had seemingly done the impossible breaking into buckingham palace and finding his way to the monarchs bedroom. 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 broke into buckingham palace in 1982. 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.

He attended a local school in compton street. 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. He got into buckingham palace by climbing the railings near the. Entering the royal apartments michael fagan spent ten minutes in the queens bedchamber in the early hours of friday morning 9th july 1982 via the times front page 3th july 1982.

Who was michael fagan. On july 9 1982 queen elizabeth ii woke to be confronted by a young man watching her as she lay in bed.