The 25-year-old man was arrested under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act for trespassing on a protected site after being found outside stables in the Royal Mews
A man has been arrested for allegedly trespassing into stables within the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Police officers raced to reports of a person climbing a wall and entering the Royal Mews at around 1.25am today. They found a 25-year-old man outside the stables and arrested him under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act for trespassing on a protected site. He remains in police custody.
The Met said in a statement: “A man has been arrested in the Royal Mews area adjacent to Buckingham Palace. At 01:25hrs on Saturday, 16 September, officers at Buckingham Palace responded to a person climbing the wall and entering the Royal Mews.
“Following a search, a 25-year-old man was detained by officers outside the stables in the Royal Mews. At no point did the man enter Buckingham Palace or the Palace Gardens. The man has been arrested under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act for trespassing on a protected site. He has been taken into custody at a London police station where he remains.”