Man Arrested After Rushing Queen Elizabeth's Coffin Lying in State and Lifting Royal Standard
etonline.comQueen 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.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, 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 .«We saw him in the queue from the beginning of the queue and throughout the day.
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