A man who “uttered threats” to the Queen and told her “Judgment Day beckons” has been told he’s likely to face no punishment.
Derek Milne admitted making threats to Her Majesty by sending letters addressed to her saying she would die.
On Friday Dundee Sheriff Court heard he “attended at royal residences” and demanded personal information about the Queen, her diary and of her employees.
The court was told that, between July 10 and August 11 2013, he wrote letters at his home address that were addressed to the Queen.
In them he told her that she “would die” and that “Judgment Day beckons”.
A separate charge, admitted by Milne, stated that, between June 2 2011 and August 29 2013, he attended royal residences and persistently phoned staff protecting the Queen.
Milne, 37, of Loons Road, Dundee, had originally been charged with stalking and threatening and abusive behaviour when he appeared on petition in September.
But prosecutors reduced the case to summary level, meaning a maximum potential sentence of 12 months.
He has now admitted charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner and making threats.
Kevin Hampton, defending, said Milne had spent three months on remand waiting for the case to come to court the equivalent of a six-month sentence, taking into account early release.
Sheriff Kenneth McGowan deferred sentence for a further three months for Milne to be of good behaviour.
He said: “If you keep out of trouble you can expect to be admonished.”