UK army investigating 'fake priest' breach near queen's castle


FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth looks on during an audience with Switzerland's President Ignazio Cassis (not pictured), at Windsor Castle, Britain April 28, 2022. Dominic Lipinski/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - The British army said on Tuesday it had launched an investigation after reports that a man who was pretending to be a priest spent a night at a barracks with soldiers tasked with protecting Queen Elizabeth near her Windsor Castle home.

The Sun newspaper reported that the imposter was allowed onto the barracks of the Coldstream Guards without showing any credentials or identifiable documents and later ate, drank and shared stories with soldiers.

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