A man arrested at Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle home on Christmas Day last year wearing a mask and holding a crossbow told security 'I am here to kill the queen', a British court heard on Wednesday.
A general view of the Round Tower as the Earl of Wessex presents new colours to the Royal Gibraltar Regiment during a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Windsor, March 31, 2022. Steve Parsons/Pool via REUTERSProsecutors say man spent months planning attackRecorded video says it was revenge for 1919 Amritsar massacre
Prosecutors said Chail, from Southampton in southern England, recorded a video before he entered the grounds of the castle to the west of London where the 96-year-old monarch mostly resides. She was there on the day of the intrusion."I am sorry for what I have done and what I will do. I am going to attempt to assassinate Elizabeth, queen of the royal family," he said in the video, in which he was seen holding a crossbow and wearing a face covering.
Indians have long demanded a formal apology from Britain for what is also known as the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, when British troops opened fire on unarmed civilians who had gathered to protest against a colonial law. The prosecution said Chail had entered the grounds at 8.10 a.m. and was spotted by a protection officer in an area where the intruder would have access to the private quarters of the castle.
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