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A man arrested at Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle home on Christmas Day last year wearing a mask and holding a crossbow told security "I am here to kill ...

The officer drew his taser and shouted at Chail to get on his knees and drop the crossbow. and was spotted by a protection officer in an area where the intruder would have access to the private quarters of the castle. I am going to attempt to assassinate Elizabeth, queen of the royal family," he said in the video, in which he was seen holding a crossbow and wearing a face covering. The court heard that Chail responded: "I am here to kill the queen". She was there on the day of the intrusion. He did not enter a plea.

Earlier this month, 20-year-old Chail was charged with treason, threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon.

Chail was previously held under the Mental Health Act on being found armed in the grounds of Windsor Castle. Earlier this month, 20-year-old Chail was charged with treason, threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon. Jaswant Singh Chail, from Southampton, identified himself as Indian Sikh who wanted to assassinate the 96-year-old monarch as revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in a video that emerged soon after the arrest.

Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, is charged with offence under Treason Act, possession of an offensive weapon and making threats to kill.

Chail was allegedly spotted in the grounds of Windsor Castle at about 8.10am on Christmas Day last year. At the time of Chail’s arrest at the castle, the Queen was celebrating Christmas at the royal residence with Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla. Chail was not asked to enter pleas to any of the charges and was remanded in custody up to his next appearance at the Old Bailey on 14 September.