A man armed with a crossbow has been arrested after attempting to break into Windsor Castle where Queen Elizabeth II was celebrating Christmas.
A man armed with a crossbow who was arrested after attempting to break into Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating Christmas, is being held under the UK's Mental Health Act.He did not get into any of the castle's buildingsLondon police said the 19-year-old, from Southampton in southern England, wasand did not break into any buildings.
"The man was taken into custody and has undergone a mental health assessment — he has since been sectioned under the Mental Health Act and remains in the care of medical professionals," the police said.The Queen, who has spent much of the COVID-19 pandemic at Windsor Castle, is spending Christmas there with her son, Prince Charles, his wife, Camilla, and other close family.The armed intruder did not enter any buildings at Windsor Castle.
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