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<\/p>\nLast week, a 19-year-old man was arrested by cops on suspicion of trespassing after allegedly trying to break into Windsor Castle \u2013 but it isn\u2019t the first time someone has tried to get into royal grounds.<\/p>\n
Famously, on a summer morning in 1982 an intruder named Michael Fagan scrambled over Her Majesty\u2019s 14ft wall and clambered into her bedroom through an open window.<\/p>\n
Although alarms went off, they were silenced by police who thought they were faulty, reports The Mirror.<\/p>\n
The painter and decorator \u2013 since dubbed Britain\u2019s most famous burglar \u2013 sheepishly walked through the corridors barefoot.<\/p>\n
Reports at the time claimed Fagan had sat on the Queen\u2019s bed as she spoke to him to get him to calm down.<\/p>\n
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But in 2012, he admitted the monarch had actually leapt up to call her security.<\/p>\n
The armed officer stood by her bedroom had left before his replacement arrived, and the duty footman, Paul Whybrew, had been walking the corgis.<\/p>\n
Although the event sparked huge security concerns, at the time the offence was a civil wrong, rather than a criminal act.<\/p>\n
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Fagan was let off without a charge of trespassing, although he later credited this to officials who wanted to avoid making the Queen give evidence in court.<\/p>\n
However, he did spend the next three months in a psychiatric hospital before being released.<\/p>\n
Although Fagan was never able to explain exactly why he broke in, he has since said he doesn\u2019t regret his decision.<\/p>\n
At the time, the incident was a scandal and triggered a huge review into the Palace's security.<\/p>\n
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Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher formally apologised to the monarch, whilst Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw offered his resignation.<\/p>\n
Fagan has since told The Sun: "People who have done marvellous things get to kneel in front of her to be honoured.<\/p>\n
"But I actually sat on her bed and almost got to talk to her."<\/p>\n