An intruder dressed as a priest spent a night with the Queen's guards at Windsor Castle's army barracks, reports say

• An intruder dressed as a priest stayed with the Queen's guards in Windsor, multiple reports say.
• Thames Valley Police confirmed to Insider that an outsider was removed from the Victoria Barracks on April 27.

An intruder dressed as a priest spent a night in the barracks that house soldiers who protect Queen Elizabeth's Windsor Castle estate, according to multiple reports.

A Thames Valley Police spokesperson confirmed to Insider that an "outsider" was removed from the Victoria Barracks on the morning of April 27. Located just outside Windsor Castle, the barracks are home to the Coldstream Guards, who have a "ceremonial role as protectors of the royal palaces," including Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, according to its website.

An investigation concerning the breach of security at the barracks is underway, a spokesperson for the British Army told Insider, adding that they were unable to confirm the details of the incident.

The man was allowed inside the barracks without showing identification as he claimed to be a friend of the Coldstream Guards' military chaplain, according to People, which cited an unnamed source who spoke to TalkTV. (The report from TalkTV did not appear to be available online on Wednesday.)

The intruder spent the night eating and drinking with senior officers, while the Queen was away visiting her Sandringham estate, People's report added, citing TalkTV.

The source told TalkTV that while the intruder was drinking with the officers, he told them stories about serving in Iraq, according to People and The Guardian.

"It was only later when he started talking about how he had worked as an ejector-seat test pilot and had some organs replaced that the chaps started to get suspicious," the source told TalkTV, according to People.

Thames Valley Police said officers arrived the following morning and removed the person from the premises.

"We received a report of an outsider at Victoria Barracks in Windsor at 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27," the Thames Valley Police spokesperson told Insider. "Officers attended and removed the outsider from the barracks, and no further action was required."

The representative added that "no arrest was made because no crime was committed."

Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.