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Royal gatecrasher report due

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Aaron Barschak: Named by his father as the intruder.

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Home Secretary David Blunkett is due to receive a report on how a comedian dressed as Osama bin Laden managed to gatecrash Prince William's 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle.

Most of Britain's royal family was present at the time, and Scotland Yard said they regarded the breach of royal protection as "serious." Blunkett, Britain's interior minister, ordered an immediate inquiry which will be delivered Tuesday.

In the meantime, he told SKY television such an incident "must never happen again."

The intruder, identified by his father as stand-up comedian Aaron Barschak, was detained by police at around 11:30 p.m. (2230 GMT) Saturday while more than 300 guests joined William and his family for an "Out of Africa"-theme fancy dress party.

Scotland Yard said the 36-year-old man was not armed when he was arrested. He was later released on bail to return to a London police station next month.

Photographs of the intruder -- in a pink dress, turban, sunglasses and false beard -- were splashed across the front pages of Britain's tabloids, which were having a field day with the security breach.

"What if he had a bomb?" screamed the Daily Express headline.

"If he had been a terrorist he could have wiped out the royal family," warned the Daily Mirror.

Several papers noted that with Prince Edward the only senior royal absent from the party, William's uncle would have become King Edward IX had a suicide bomber killed the other royals.

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The suspect was seen outside Windsor Castle in a pink dress and sporting a false beard.

Although police declined to name the intruder, Fred Barschak of London told reporters he recognized his son as the man being led away by police following the incident.

He said his son would not have intended to harm anyone and was probably trying to publicize his act. The comedian regularly dresses up as Osama bin Laden and calls himself the "comedy terrorist."

His previous targets have included London Mayor Ken Livingstone and British comedian and television presenter Graham Norton.

The News of the World tabloid reported Sunday that the man stumbled on to the stage where Prince William was making a speech to thank his father Prince Charles and grandmother Queen Elizabeth II for organizing the party.

He was said to have grabbed the microphone before security guards and police pulled him away and took him out of the Great Hall.

As he was led away he shouted: "You can see me next Monday," the newspaper reported.

Guests were initially thought to have believed the man was part of the entertainment until he started shouting.

William was said to have attempted to lighten the mood by later reclaiming the microphone and joking: "I didn't know my brother could do an accent like that."

A police spokeswoman told CNN: "Nobody was injured during the incident.

"We consider any breach of security to be a serious matter and a thorough review into all the circumstances surrounding the incident is under way.

"It would be inappropriate for us to discuss this matter any further at this time."

A Home Office spokeswoman told CNN that Blunkett had ordered an immediate report into the incident to be led by police and royal security advisors.

A further, more in-depth inquiry may be ordered depending on the outcome of the initial review of events.

The spokeswoman said: "The home secretary has asked for an immediate report into what happened. Depending on the outcome he may ask for a further inquiry."


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