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Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, admitted the offences at London’s Old
Bailey after he was arrested wearing a hood, mask and gloves in
the grounds of the castle to the west of London at about 8 a.m.
on Christmas Day, 2021.
Elizabeth, who died in September last year, was at the castle on
the day of the intrusion with her son and now King Charles and
other close family members.
"Chail entered the protected areas within Windsor Castle after
making threats to kill her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Thankfully police officers intervened and nobody was hurt," said
Nick Price, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Special
Crime and Counter Terrorism Division.
"This was a serious incident, but fortunately a rare one."
Chail had spent months planning the attack, prosecutors had said
at an earlier court hearing. When he was approached by a
protection officer, Chail said: "I am here to kill the queen."
He appeared at Friday's hearing at London's Old Bailey court via
videolink wearing a black jacket and spoke only to confirm his
name and enter guilty pleas to the three charges of making
threats to kill, possession of an offensive weapon, and an
offence under the 1842 Treason Act.
Judge Jeremy Baker said he would sentence Chail on Mar. 31, and
the court ordered medical reports be prepared.
In 1981, Marcus Sarjaent was sentenced to five years’
imprisonment under the Treason Act after he pleaded guilty to
firing blank shots at the Queen during the annual "Trooping the
Colour" parade in central London.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin, editing by William James and Michael
Holden)
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