Woman appears in court over Buckingham Palace bomb hoax
31 August 2024, 10:15
A woman has appeared in court after following a bomb hoax at Buckingham Palace.
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Diane Durham, 62, from Church Lane in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, is accused of deliberately providing false information to the Metropolitan Police on 17 May,.
She claimed there was a bomb at the palace - the official residence of the monarch.
During her appearance at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Thursday, Durham did not enter a plea.
She was released on unconditional bail and is scheduled to return to the same court for a plea hearing on 7 October.
The false information is alleged to have been communicated from her home.
On the day of the incident, the Princess Royal was hosting a garden party at Buckingham Palace for the Not Forgotten Association, a charity supporting veterans and wounded service members.
