Intruder 'carrying weapon' arrested in grounds of Windsor Castle as Queen celebrates Christmas

Christmas Day, police arrested a 19-year-old man who allegedly was in possession of a crossbow at the castle. The Metropolitan Police said he had been kept in a hospital under the Mental Health Act.

The Queen's security should be reviewed after a third breach this year, according to an ex-royal bodyguard.

An 'intruder' who was allegedly found in the grounds of Windsor Castle has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

Queen Elizabeth II got quite the scare on Christmas!

A 19-year-old man bearing what police termed “an offensive weapon” was arrested Christmas morning on the grounds of Windsor Castle, the chief residence of Britain’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The queen was on the premises at the time, celebrating the holiday with Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, according to multiple reports. The man did not enter any buildings and the queen was unharmed.

An armed man was arrested Christmas morning on the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating the holidays.

A man has been arrested in connection with an attempted break-in at Windsor Castle.

The Queen once again marked the holidays by delivering her annual Christmas Day broadcast, her first since the death of husband Prince Philip earlier this year.

A man has been arrested for attempting to break into Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.The suspect, who was allegedly carrying an offensive weapon, is currently being held in police custody. It's understood the man did not manage to break into any of the building inside the castle grounds.The Queen and members of the Royal Family are currently at Windsor Castle celebrating Christmas – the first of which following Prince Philip's death earlier this year.

The Queen used her first Christmas speech since to the death of Prince Philip to pay tribute to her late husband.

The Queen shared her sympathies for "those who have lost loved ones" as she marked her first Christmas since Prince Philip's death. In her annual address, the 95 year old Monarch paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at the age of 99 in April this year.

The Queen will deliver her annual Christmas message later this afternoon.

Members of the Royal Family have been seen attending the Christmas Day service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday 25 December. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla joined Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex alongside Prince Richard and his wife Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester were seen at the chapel inside Windsor Castle grounds for the special service.

Gone but never forgotten. In a teaser for Queen Elizabeth II’s annual Christmas speech, released on December 23, the queen’s brooch honors her late husband, Prince Philip, who passed away in April at 99.

Honoring her late husband. In the first look at her annual Christmas speech, Queen Elizabeth II pays tribute to Prince Philip, who died in April at 99.

Christmas Day message to the nation this year after Buckingham Palace released a photo of the monarch recording the speech alongside a picture of her and her husband, who died earlier this year.The image provided by the palace showed the queen in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, with a framed photograph of Elizabeth and Prince Philip arm in arm in the foreground.

The Queen’s Christmas Day speech is expected to be a particularly personal one this year, as the monarch prepares to spend her first festive period since the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

The Queen will will have her son Prince Charles and Camilla for company this Christmas as her plans continue to change. Her Majesty, 95, is spending another year in Windsor Castle and will be celebrating her first Christmas since her beloved husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh passed away in April aged 99.