The royal family can always have world-class security, but they still suffer from fearful intrusions and uncontrollable fires over the years.
A notorious incident occurred in 1982 Queen Elizabeth IIHe was arrested before his bedroom.
At the time, due to the quirks of British law, the intruder could not be actually accused of trespassing, so he agreed to receive psychiatric treatment to avoid prosecuting stealing a bottle of wine from the palace.
Recently, three separate break-in attempts were made at Windsor Castle, including an incident on Christmas Day 2021, where an armed cross man attempted to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Continue to scroll back and review some of the frightening events that have happened in the Royal House:
Windsor Castle breaks into
Thames Valley police confirmed that an intruder was detained after trying to break into the royal rural heritage. Prince William and Kate Middleton On the grounds of Windsor Castle in Adelaide Cabin with their children Prince George was born in 2013, Princess Charlotte, born in 2015 and Prince Louis, born in 2018.
A police spokesperson told people“A man entered the restricted area of Windsor Castle after 1 p.m. Sunday.
Metropolitan police confirmed the suspect was arrested for “suspected trespassing and Class A drugs at a protected scene” and then released on bail.
The Metropolitan Police statement added: “After 13:00 hours on Sunday, June 1, officials discovered the man after 13:00 hours and quickly arrested him.
Princess Diana’s residence is targeted at arson
Althorp House
David Goddardthe late Princess DianaBrother Charles Spencer Written in May 2025 through X, he was “shocked” that their childhood home (known as the Althorp House) was targeted at alleged arson.
He wrote: “Shocked to learn that one of @althorphouse’s farmhouses – fortunately, there was no post at the time – was obviously burned by the vandals last night. Thanks to @northantsfire for everything that they did.
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson confirmed BBC News The first responder arrived at the abandoned farmhouse that was “completely on fire”. Four firefighters were sent to subdue the fire at Althorp House.
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In June 2025, the fire was investigated. Police suggested that the fire was caused intentionally, but the exact cause was “not yet confirmed.”
Previous fires destroyed an industrial sector in September 2024 at Althorp House. Althorp House held an exhibition about Princess Diana’s early life between 1998 and 2013.
Masked intrusion attempt
November 2024, Sky News The report said the masked thief stole two agricultural vehicles after breaking into Windsor Castle, while Prince William and his family slept near the Adelaide cottage.
Two masked men reportedly zoomed the 6-foot fence to illegally enter the property and then directed a truck through the security door. Two years later, the two fled the scene after stealing a red four-wheeled bicycle and an Isuzu pickup truck.
“On Sunday, October 13, around 11:45 p.m., we received a report from a property on Crown Manor land near Windsor A308,” Thames Valley police said in a statement at the time. “The criminals entered a farm building and set out with black Isuzu pickups and a red four-wheeler. They then drove out towards the old Windsor/datchet area.
“No one is arrested at this time and an investigation is underway.”
No further updates were announced publicly.
Santa Barbara security vulnerability
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s California estate.
Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty ImagesNew York Post Report in July 2022 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle There are six security alerts in California mansions in Montecito, California over a 16-month period. Two intruders allegedly occurred within 12 days of each other.
First, an alleged intruder entered the couple’s property on May 17, 2022 wedding anniversary. The second incident involved the couple’s security team, involving an alleged trespasser who agreed to leave the property without further action.
Another suspected invader was arrested in 2020 and ordered not to return.
Cross Invader
Windsor Castle in June 2023.
P Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, swimming poolJaswant Singh Chail Under one count in the Treason Act, attempting to “injure or be alert” the Queen, possessing an offensive weapon, and pleaded guilty to one count of murder after the break-in broke out at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021. Sky News Report.
Prosecutors said in court that Shire had developed a plan to assassinate Elizabeth II in retaliation for the 1919 Jalianwara Bagh massacre in India, hundreds of people were killed in a conflict between British colonial forces and independent activists.
Chail is said to be Star Wars mask. Prosecutors found that the suspect was encouraged to execute his plan by an AI chatbot he believed to be his “girlfriend”.
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“I’m sorry for what I’ve done and what I’m going to do. I’m going to try to assassinate Queen Elizabeth,” he said in a cold video blog.
Police arrested Charle on the ground in Windsor Castle before continuing his plot. He was sentenced to nine years in custody.
Windsor Castle Fire
Early in the morning of November 20, 1992, a fire destroyed 115 rooms, including nine state rooms, in Windsor Castle, after another spotlight lit curtains in Queen Victoria’s private church.
When the fire was discovered, it had surpassed the church and devoured the nearby Saint George Hall next door. While firefighters were busy using 36 pumps to try to put out the flames, Royal staff desperately tried to remove many artworks and other historic items from the property before burning. Their outstanding efforts were successful, just rosewood sideboards and Sir William Beach The painting was lost in the fire.
Firefighters eventually included this situation 15 hours later. Over five years, a lot of reconstruction was spent before Windsor Castle was fully restored by 1997.
Bedroom intruder
Buckingham Palace in April 2025.
James D. Morgan/Getty ImagesMichael Fagan In July 1982, he broke into Buckingham Palace twice, including a second attempt to enter Queen Elizabeth II’s bedroom. Fagan allegedly put barbed wire on the walls of Buckingham Palace, then zoomed a drain and entered the royal residence.
The queen wakes up and finds Fagen holding a piece of glass beside her bed, so she lets him have a long conversation to get him occupied. She finally used a wake-up bell beside her bed as she tried to remind the palace switchboard.
Fagen was arrested, but was not actually accused of breaking into the Queen’s bedroom because of the weird British law at the time. (Until 2005, Buckingham Palace became the “designated location” of “designated location”, and invading there became a criminal offence.)
The intruders were charged with stealing wine from the property, but the palace eventually gave up all changes when it agreed to receive psychiatric care.
Netflix’s popular series crown The ordeal was dramatized in Season 4 Episode 4, “Fargen,” with slow polo star Tom Brooke playing the invader and Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II.
Cigarette burning
Former Buckingham Palace Kitchen Staff Agnes Cooke Revealed in his book Yes, Lady: The Secret Life of Royal Servants That Prince PhilipMother Princess Bartenberg Alice A couple who worked for the royal family in the 1960s repeatedly caused harm while smoking (by Mary Claire).
“Well, when Alice lives in Buckingham Palace, there was a maid who was very friendly with Philip’s mother, Princess Alice, who used to smoke in Alice’s apartment together in Alice’s apartment that they often burned it,” Cook confirmed.
She continued: “Although it is indeed grand – this is a member of one of the oldest and most noble families in Britain, this particular lady is lingering at night, used to linger with cigarettes behind her ears, such as a coal miner or a carpenter.”
Princess Alice of Princess Bartenberg died in 1969 after spending the last two years of her life in the palace.
