Man who climbed into Queen’s bedroom in 1982 says he has ‘lit a candle’ for the late monarch

The man who broke into the queen’s bedroom 40 years ago has said he is “sad she’s gone.”

Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace twice in 1982, managed to enter the queen’s bedroom and wake her when he opened the curtains.

Fagan, who is schizophrenic, spoke to the Queen about his family for about 10 minutes.

The monarch apparently thought the intruder was just a drunken member of the palace staff.

Queen Elizabeth got out of bed and said she would leave the room to get someone, and sent a footman to give Fagan whiskey until the police arrived.

Fagan had also managed to break into the palace two nights earlier by climbing over a fence and climbing down a drainpipe to an unlocked window.

He is said to have sat on the thrones of Buckingham Palace, drinking some of the wine and urinating on the food of the corgis.

Fagan, 74, told LadBible he was saddened by the Queen’s recent passing and had lit a candle in her memory.

He said, ‘I am very sad that she is gone. I don’t want to say anything more – just that I hope she rests in peace.

“I don’t plan on going to the funeral, but I went to church to light a candle for her and hopefully it’s all behind me.

“I think Charles will do well and take care of the planet. He will be very good at that.

“There is also too much division between rich and poor in society and I think Charles will help heal that.”

Fagan is the only person to have broken into Buckingham Palace while the monarch is staying there, but there have been several other attempts since 1982.

A man was able to climb a wall and kick in a door to access the palace in 2013, when Queen Elizabeth was not in residence.

Security has been tightened considerably since Fagan managed to break in, and the palace became a protected site under the Serious Organized Crime and Police Act.