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| Buckingham Palace: Man sentenced for trespassing twice | Buckingham Palace: Man sentenced for trespassing twice |
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| Daniel Brydges' prison sentence was suspended for 18 months | Daniel Brydges' prison sentence was suspended for 18 months |
| A man who was "fixated" on accessing royal grounds has been handed a suspended prison sentence after trespassing at Buckingham Palace. | A man who was "fixated" on accessing royal grounds has been handed a suspended prison sentence after trespassing at Buckingham Palace. |
| Daniel Brydges, 33, scaled two fences to gain access to the Palace gardens on 18 December 2021 and was also found "stooped" behind a Land Rover near The Royal Mews gate four days later. | Daniel Brydges, 33, scaled two fences to gain access to the Palace gardens on 18 December 2021 and was also found "stooped" behind a Land Rover near The Royal Mews gate four days later. |
| He was also stopped under the Terrorism Act trying to enter the grounds on 11 December and twice on 15 November 2021. | He was also stopped under the Terrorism Act trying to enter the grounds on 11 December and twice on 15 November 2021. |
| The Queen was in Windsor at the time. | The Queen was in Windsor at the time. |
| "He appears to have been fixated on the Palace grounds," prosecutor Sudara Weerasena told Westminster Magistrates' Court. | "He appears to have been fixated on the Palace grounds," prosecutor Sudara Weerasena told Westminster Magistrates' Court. |
| Brydges, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of trespassing on a protected site and criminal damage - after damaging a barbed wire fence during the first incident. | Brydges, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of trespassing on a protected site and criminal damage - after damaging a barbed wire fence during the first incident. |
| 'Persistent and determined' | 'Persistent and determined' |
| District Judge Annabel Pilling sentenced him to 12 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and said he must not go within 100m (330ft) of a royal residence. | District Judge Annabel Pilling sentenced him to 12 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and said he must not go within 100m (330ft) of a royal residence. |
| The sentence includes mental health treatment and rehabilitation requirements, while Brydges must pay £748 in costs and other charges. | The sentence includes mental health treatment and rehabilitation requirements, while Brydges must pay £748 in costs and other charges. |
| "It is worrying that it is still not clear what your motivation was," the district judge told him. | "It is worrying that it is still not clear what your motivation was," the district judge told him. |
| "This was a very serious security breach. | "This was a very serious security breach. |
| "There was a suggestion you were fixated somehow by the Palace or by members of the royal family. You were persistent and determined." | "There was a suggestion you were fixated somehow by the Palace or by members of the royal family. You were persistent and determined." |
| The late Queen was at Windsor Castle on both occasions when Brydges trespassed at Buckingham Palace. | The late Queen was at Windsor Castle on both occasions when Brydges trespassed at Buckingham Palace. |