Less than one month after Princess Anne’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died, the Princess Royal traveled stateside.
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A man has been arrested by police in London after witnesses say he rushed Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin Lying in State on Friday inside Westminster Hall and lifting the Royal Standard, the official flag of the sovereign.
According to multiple reports, the man injured a 7-year-old girl as he scurried past security and grabbed a hold of the coffin before cops from the Metropolitan Police and security personnel tackled him to the floor. Onlookers were stunned in disbelief at the shocking disturbance, many of whom had been waiting for hours to pay their respect for Her Majesty, who died on Sept. 8. The queen’s State Funeral is set for Monday at 6 a.m. ET.
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It’s unclear at this moment why the man rushed the coffin, but police wasted little time jumping into action. Cops released a statement, obtained by ITV News, which stated that the man was “arrested for an offence under the Public Order Act and is currently in custody.”
An eyewitness described the man in question and painted a picture of the scene to the Daily Mail.
“We saw him in the queue from the beginning of the queue and throughout the day. He was by himself,” the witness said. “When we entered the room we were at the top of the stairs when we saw the incident. A lady screamed as it happened. It was quite unnerving.”
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The outlet also interviewed the aunt of the girl who was purportedly pushed out of the way.
“A person decided they were going to push my seven-year-old niece out the way, run up to the coffin, lift up the standard and try to do I don’t know what,” the woman said. “She was grabbed
Less than one month after Princess Anne’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died, the Princess Royal traveled stateside.
allegedly bum-rushing Queen Elizabeth II’s casket was reportedly checking to see if she was alive. The bombshell came out while the accused culprit, Muhammad Khan, appeared in court.“At the time when you were in Westminster you didn’t accept that the Queen was dead and that was the reason you were moving towards the coffin to satisfy yourself that she was,” Judge Michael Snow told the defendant during the wild hearing, per the BBC.He was addressing the shocking incident that occurred Friday night after the 28-year-old defendant allegedly tried to grab the flag draped over Her Majesty’s casket as she lay in state at Westminster Hall.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II began on Monday at 11:00 am local time in London’s Westminster Abbey. Stay up to date with these live updates: The Queen's corgis, Muick and Sandy are walked inside Windsor Castle ahead of the Committal Service Pic AFP pic.twitter.com/TXLz1pcpfiHere’s everything you need to know about how, what, and where to watch Elizabeth’s final memorial services. The funeral is set to begin at local time (), but Monday's events will start at when the doors of Westminster Hall are set to close in preparation for the coffin's procession.The state funeral is a service reserved only for monarchs or extremely important British figures, meaning it is the grandest and most honorable service the palace has to offer. The queen's will be the first state funeral in the United Kingdom since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Heads of state and foreign royals will begin the day at the Royal Hospital Chelsea and travel together to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral is set to take place.
was one of tradition and military precision, but there were a number of touching and personal details in honor of Her late Majesty too.Atop her coffin, as well as the glittering crown jewels, was a beautiful floral arrangement which had been chosen carefully by the .Poignantly, the wreath features blooms taken from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, and Highgrove House—each with symbolic meanings. According to the palace, the flowers include rosemary for remembrance.
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A 28-year-old man has been charged after allegedly grabbing Queen Elizabeth's coffin. Muhammad Khan, of Tower Hamlets, east London, was arrested in Westminster Hall on Friday (16. 09.
One man caused complete chaos while waiting to see Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin.
A man has been arrested for grabbing Queen Elizabeth's coffin. Officers tackled the man to the floor after he rushed towards the coffin and tried to lift the Royal Standard, which was draped over the coffin of the late royal. The shocking incident took place 10pm at Westminster Hall on Friday (16.
Police have arrested a man who broke away from the queue of mourners in Westminster Hall, and ran towards Queen Elizabeth’s coffin, where he pulled at the flag.
A man is in police custody after he moved out of the queue of mourners and approached the Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall on Friday night.The man was quickly brought down by the police in the hall. Metropolitan Police said the incident occurred around 10pm, as the live feed from inside the hall cut away for a brief period.
A man decided to skip the line and rush Queen Elizabeth II‘s coffin lying in state.
Queen Elizabeth II's coffin Lying in State on Friday inside Westminster Hall and lifting the Royal Standard, the official flag of the sovereign.According to multiple reports, the man injured a 7-year-old girl as he scurried past security and grabbed a hold of the coffin before cops from the Metropolitan Police and security personnel tackled him to the floor. Onlookers were stunned in disbelief at the shocking disturbance, many of whom had been waiting for hours to pay their respect for Her Majesty, who died on Sept. 8.
Metropolitan Police in London have reportedly arrested a man for attempting to rush at Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as she lies in state at Westminster Hall.
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