A man has been arrested for allegedly trespassing within the grounds of Buckingham Palace, police said.

Scotland Yard said officers at the royal residence responded to a person climbing the wall and entering the Royal Mews at about 1.25am on Saturday.

Following a search, a 25-year-old man was detained outside the stables in the Royal Mews area adjacent to Buckingham Palace.

He has been arrested under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act on suspicion of trespassing on a protected site and has been taken to a London police station.

The force added: “At no point did the man enter Buckingham Palace or the Palace Gardens.”