Michael Fagan (intruder)

Michael Fagan was born in Clerkenwell, London, on 8 August 1948. He left home at 18 to escape from his father, who, Fagan says, was violent. In 1997, he was imprisoned for four years after he, his wife and their 20-year-old son were charged with conspiring to supply heroin.

About Michael Fagan (intruder) in brief

Summary Michael Fagan (intruder)Michael Fagan was born in Clerkenwell, London, on 8 August 1948. He left home at 18 to escape from his father, who, Fagan says, was violent. In 1972, he married Christine, with whom he had four children. In 1997, he was imprisoned for four years after he, his wife and their 20-year-old son were charged with conspiring to supply heroin. Fagan made an appearance in Channel 4’s The Antics Roadshow, an hour-long 2011 TV documentary directed by Banksy.

The intrusion was adapted in 2012 for an episode of Sky Arts’ Playhouse Presents, a British comedy drama featuring Emma Thompson as the Queen. In 2020, Tom Brooke played Fagan in season 4 of The Crown, starring Tom Hiddleston as Queen Elizabeth II. The film is based on Fagan’s memoirs, The Queen and Me, published by Simon & Schuster.