Michael Fagan The Sun

Michael fagan the intruder who gained access to the bedroom of queen elizabeth ii in buckingham palace in 1982.

Michael fagan the sun. An earlier break in fagan said had taken place in june. Working in buckingham palace is a posting before retirement opening and shutting doors and clearly the two policemen coming towards me hadnt made an arrest in years. The crown season 4 episode 5 tells the story of michael fagans royal break in but much of the true story is still left out. In august 2020 fagan spoke to the sun about the event giving a colourful description of his arrest.

Sourcegetty images on july 9 1982 queen elizabeth ii woke to be confronted by a. Michael fagan an out of work painter and decorator climbed the railings at buckingham palace shinned up a drainpipe got in through an open window and wandered the corridors eventually finding. Michael fagans 1982 buckingham palace break in re imagined on the fourth season of the crown was even more incredible in real life. 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.

Fagan told the sun that the press presumed the queen. Born in august 1948 in clerkenwell london to michael and ivy fagan fagan had two younger sisters margaret and elizabeth. Heres what really happened. On july 9 1982 34 year old painter and decorator michael fagan eluded buckingham palaces royal security not once but twice.

He attended a local school in compton street islington and then left. The sun stated that fagan had actually made at least 12 visits to the palace. Michael fagan was born in clerkenwell london on 8 august 1948 the son of ivy and michael fagan. In 1955 he attended compton street school in clerkenwell now st.

The second time he even managed to reach the queens bedroom where.