Intruder ‘with heavy rucksack’ broke into grounds of Kate and William’s home twice

The man has been accused of scaling the fence of Kensington Palace (Picture: Getty Images)

An intruder with a ‘heavy rucksack’ allegedly managed to break into Kensington Palace grounds twice in the run-up to Christmas.

Derek Egan has been accused of scaling the fence before being caught and arrested on December 21.

But just two days later the 39-year-old was arrested again for trespassing after allegedly breaking in a second time.

He appeared at Westminster Magistrates’...