Whereas Queen Elizabeth II is at present mendacity in state at Westminster Hall in London, she has but to really relaxation.
A person was arrested Friday after abandoning his place in line on the parliamentary property, operating up the steps and touching the queen’s coffin, in line with The Guardian. The Metropolitan Police detained him shortly earlier than 10 p.m., mere hours after royals held a vigil.
It was solely the second day that mourning Brits have been allowed to pay their respects to the late royal, with frequent folks and celebrities like David Beckham queuing for hours to succeed in her coffin. That line has spanned a number of miles and spurred wait instances as much as 30 hours.
“We’re conscious of an incident in Westminster Corridor, during which a member of the general public moved out of the queue and in the direction of the catafalque,” a parliamentary spokesperson advised the BBC. “They’ve now been faraway from the corridor and the queue restarted with minimal disruption.”
Scotland Yard advised the BBC that “officers from the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Safety Command” detained the person and arrested him “for an offense below the Public Order Act.” This got here mere hours after King Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Edward stood vigil.
Referred to as the “Vigil of the Princes,” the custom sees members of the royal household standing proverbial guard when a relative lies in state, which is yet one more custom during which the physique of a useless official is positioned in a state constructing in order that the general public can personally pay tribute.
Whereas these proceedings are being live-streamed for the remainder of the world, the feed abruptly minimize to an exterior view for quarter-hour after the arrest, in line with The Wall Street Journal. Christine Elliott, a 72-year-old who had been queuing for 14 hours, mentioned: “Folks close to to it screamed.”
The arrested man was in the end not the one particular person in line to face costs Friday, as PA Media reported 34 folks confronted a “vary of offenses” earlier than the morning was over. Considered one of these noticed a 19-year-old allegedly expose himself earlier than pushing two ladies from behind.
The U.K. government said Queen Elizabeth II might be transported Monday to Westminster Abbey for her state funeral.
