‘Why were you at Buckingham Palace with a knife?’

A convicted thief who sparked a major security alert at Buckingham Palace when he walked into the grounds armed with a knife has been jailed for six months. Chorrie Thompson, 46, slipped into the service yard at the rear of the royal residence in London while the gates were opened to allow for the exit of a vehicle at 11.25 am on 15 April. Thompson told staff he was looking for the toilet as he bumped into a security officer…