Top secret Crown Jewels security operation for King Charles’ coronation revealed
nypost.comKing Charles’ coronation, security plans for the event are tightening up. The Crown Jewels are the main centerpiece for the crowning on May 6 and the gems are reportedly being heavily guarded to prevent a movie-like heist.The highly classified affair has been given the moniker “Operation Tower of London,” a source told the Mirror on Friday.The priceless collection of jewels will be used in the religious ceremony at Westminster Abbey and was moved from their main home at the Tower of London recently.The streets of London will be crawling with thousands of police, with teams of armed guards, snipers and military personnel securing the premises.
Many undercover cops will also be sprinkled in the crowds during the monarch’s crowning. “The operation is huge, certainly in a similar scale to that of the funeral of the Queen, the largest event in a generation,” an insider told the publication.“Every available arm of the police and security services has been dispatched,” they said, adding that the operation is “focusing on maximum security and maximum lockdown.”The Met Police Gold Commander and MI5 are at the helm of the security exercise.
The source then noted how Charles, 74, and his wife, Camilla, Queen Consort, 75, have been rehearsing with replicas of the jewels to prepare for the big day.
Another sacred and precious item that will take center stage at the coronation is the Stone of Destiny.The block left Scotland’s Edinburgh Castle for the first time in over 25 years today and is on its way to London.The stone is an ancient emblem of Scotland’s monarchy and has been used for centuries to enthrone its sovereigns.King Edward I of England took the monolith from the Scottish people in 1296 and it was then returned to the.
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