Metropolitan Police in London have reportedly arrested a person for making an attempt to hurry 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 Safety Command detained a person in Westminster Corridor following a disturbance,” a spokesperson for the police power confirmed in a press release on Friday, September 16, per The Telegraph. “He was arrested for an offence under the Public Order Act and is at present in custody.”
In accordance with the Every day Mail, the man pushed several mourners out of the way in his try to run towards the queen’s casket. He reportedly tried to raise up the Royal Normal, which covers her coffin, and in addition reached out to the touch it. Authorities reportedly tackled the person to the bottom earlier than arresting him. The BBC, which has been been livestreaming the queen’s mendacity in state 24 hours a day, additionally rapidly reduce away from the coffin when the incident passed off, per the outlet. When the cameras targeted on the coffin once more, the sovereign flag appeared to have been moved.
The queen died at at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8 on the age of 96. Following a procession from Aberseenshire to Edinburgh, her physique was transported to London on Tuesday, September 13, the place King Charles III and several other different members of the royal family received her at Buckingham Palace. The next day, they took part in another procession to Westminster Hall, the place she has been mendacity in state for guests to bid her a last farewell. She will remain there until her funeral on Monday, September 19.
Among the many hundreds of people that turned out to honor Queen Elizabeth on Friday was David Beckham, who waited 13 hours in a queue extending 5 miles earlier than he was lastly in a position to strategy the coffin. The retired soccer star, 47, was seen wiping away tears as he waited inside the chapel and later expressed his condolences to the royal family.
“I used to be so fortunate I used to be in a position to have just a few moments in my life to be round Her Majesty,” he informed ITV Information. “[This is] a tragic day however it’s a day to remember the incredible legacy she left. … It’s particular to be right here to rejoice, and to listen to the totally different tales that folks need to say.” The previous Manchester United participant — who was appointed an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2003 — added that his household all the time had an excessive amount of affection for the late monarch. “I grew up in a family of royalists and I used to be introduced up that means,” he stated. “I do know that [my grandparents] would have needed to be right here, so I’m right here on their behalf and on behalf of my household.”
He continued: “Today was all the time going to be tough, and it’s tough for the nation, it’s tough for everybody world wide, as a result of I believe everyone seems to be feeling it, and our ideas are with the household and clearly with everyone right here right now.”
