The Queen was riding down The Mall during a Trooping the Colour parade in 1981 when 17-year-old Marcus Sarjeant fired six blank shots at her. Above: The teenager being arrested.
The 1842 Treason Act makes it an offence to assault the Queen, or have a firearm or offensive weapon in her presence with intent to injure or alarm her.
Jaswant Singh Chail, who was apprehended at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day with a crossbow in his possession, has been charged under the 1842 Treason Act.
Jaswant Singh Chail, Illi A man armed with a crossbow breaks into Windsor Castle, the residence of Queen Elizabeth II of Englandwas charged under Sedition Act