Overview
- Derek Egan, 39, was charged with trespassing on a protected site and breaching bail after incidents on December 21 and 23 in Palace Green, Kensington.
- Egan was initially released on police bail following the first arrest, then detained again on December 23 and charged with breaching those conditions.
- He remains in custody after District Judge Sam Goozee refused bail and set a January 6 hearing to confirm pleas, noting proceedings will continue in Egan’s absence due to disorderly behavior.
- Police say the intrusions were confined to the palace gardens on the public side near Hyde Park and that no main buildings were entered.
- The Prince and Princess of Wales are not thought to have been at the residence at the time, and the CPS says the case requires attorney general consent because of Royal Family security considerations.