A 46-year-old man has been charged with trespassing at Buckingham Palace while carrying a knife. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that Chorrie Thompson, from Neasden in north-west London, was arrested on Thursday after attempting to enter through a gate into a service yard at the rear of the royal residence.
Thompson was charged on Friday with trespass on a protected site and possession of a blade or sharp pointed article in a public place. He has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
The arrest and charges come after police responded to an incident at the palace, a designated protected site. No further details about the motive or the type of blade have been released at this stage.
