A fathers’ rights activist who spent almost eight hours on a roof at Buckingham Palace said taking a bullet “would have been worth the risk”.
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Protest group Fathers 4 Justice (F4J) said it was not behind Sunday’s stunt, which it blamed on a copycat group.
The activists campaign for equal rights for fathers in divorce and separation proceedings.
There was a third activist, James Dennis from Gloucestershire, who also tried to climb the roof but failed when the police arrived.
It is understood the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have not been at Buckingham Palace this afternoon or this evening.
One of the men is holding a banner reading: “I’m Harry’s dad”.
Despite the miserable weather, Matthews and fellow protestor 33-year-old Bobby Smith are in high spirits and have coffee and donuts.
The building houses royal art and is open for public viewing.
Mr Smith, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, stood against David Cameron in the Prime Minister’s constituency of Witney, Oxfordshire, in May’s General Election, picking up just 37 votes to the PM’s 35,201.
Scotland Yard confirmed officers were called to a report of a protest at 4.30pm and were “currently speaking with the people concerned”. “The incident is ongoing”.
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Buckingham Palace said the matter was being dealt with by the Met Police as per all security breaches.
