Summary A man waving large knives outside Buckingham Palace was shocked with a Taser stun gun and arrested.
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip were at one of their weekend retreats, in Sandringham eastern England, at the time of the incident that occurred just before 12:00 pm.
"A man was seen outside the (palace s) centre gate in possession of two knives," said a spokesman for the capital s Metropolitan Police force.
"He was not making threats to members of the public but he was challenged by police. He acted aggressively and a Taser was discharged.
"He is thought to be in his fifties. He was arrested on suspicion of affray and has been taken to a central London police station," the spokesman added.
A video on YouTube showed the man placing a large blade to his neck before waving it about. Moments later he fell to the ground after being shocked with the Taser gun and was quickly surrounded by police officers.
