Man Arrested After Rushing Queen Elizabeth II’s Coffin as it Lies in State at Westminster Hall: Reports
17.09.2022 - 03:21
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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.
“At [10 A.M.] on Friday 16 September officers from the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command detained a man in Westminster Hall following a disturbance,” a spokesperson for the police force confirmed in a statement on Friday, September 16, per The Telegraph. “He was arrested for an offence under the Public Order Act and is currently in custody.”
According to the Daily Mail, the man pushed several mourners out of the way in his attempt to run toward the queen’s casket. He reportedly tried to lift up the Royal Standard, which covers her coffin, and also reached out to touch it. Authorities reportedly tackled the man to the ground before arresting him. The BBC, which has been been livestreaming the queen’s lying in state 24 hours a day, also quickly cut away from the coffin when the incident took place, per the outlet. When the cameras focused on the coffin again, the sovereign flag appeared to have been moved.
The queen died at at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8 at the age of 96. Following a procession from Aberseenshire to Edinburgh, her body was transported to London on Tuesday, September 13, where King Charles III and several other members of the royal family received her at Buckingham Palace. The following day, they took part in another procession to Westminster Hall, where she has been lying in state for visitors to bid her a final farewell. She will remain there until her funeral on Monday, September 19.
Among the thousands of people who turned out to honor Queen Elizabeth on Friday was David Beckham, who waited 13 hours in a queue
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