Current Monarchy

Trouble

Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and woke the Queen without being challenged in 1982. He had managed to get past security patrols, fencing and high level electronic security and entered the Queen's bedchamber without being caught. He did not hurt the Queen, but she must have talked to him for some time because two calls to the security guards had not been heard. The sentry was on the grounds walking the Queen's corgis! 

On June 14th 1981 an unemployed seventeen-year-old, Marcus Sergeant, fired six blanks at the Queen during the Trooping of the Colour parade.

Ian Ball attempted to kidnap Princess Anne near Buckingham Palace in March 1974. He tried to pull her from the car and push her into a waiting Ford Escort, but Anne's husband pulled her back. Four people were shot during the incident, but no one was killed.