Nice memory!
And a story with a happy ending...
When Michael got to the palace, he scaled the 20-foot wall, which is an achievement in itself given the man had a belly full of Guinness. He went straight for the palace, totally undetected — the biggest breach of security in the 800-year-old history of the English royal family. He pulled himself up a drainpipe and came to a balcony of a bedroom. According to the Royal Family’s website, there are over 200 bedrooms in the palace. Michael Fagan managed to pick the right one! Luck of the Irish.
Needless to say, Michael Fagan never had to pay for a pint again.
https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/bedroom-window
In the not too distant past (in the 800 year history of the Royals) Mr. Fagan would have been dispatched on the spot, when he was finally discovered. Does not say how he was discovered, but no doubt the Queen called in the guards, silent alarm? And some outdoor guard paid for allowing this guy in— a 20 foot wall- that is some kind of climb, and then up the rain pipe.
Odd site to recall the tale— rick steves the uh.. oh forget it.