Death of Elizabeth II. A man arrested after rushing to the coffin of the queen – Ouest-France

A man was arrested and taken into police custody on Friday, September 16, 2022 in London, after rushing to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II to touch it, reports the daily The Guardian.
The incident occurred around 10 p.m. local time (11 p.m. in Paris) at Westminster Hall where tens of thousands of people have come to gather since Wednesday to pay tribute to the late sovereign, whose remains rest in a coffin. A man managed to cross the security barrier, climb the steps leading to the coffin and touch it, according to the newspaper. He was quickly arrested by security guards. In a statement, Scotland Yard said the man had been arrested “for breaching the Public Order Act and taken into police custody. ‘Absolutely terrible’ Police caught the man within seconds, a woman who witnessed the scene told Sky News. It is “terrible, absolutely terrible, so disrespectful and incredible”, added this woman who had come to meditate in front of the coffin of the queen, who died on September 8 at the age of 96, in the company of her niece of seven years. The British will be able to bow before the remains of Elizabeth II until Monday 6:30 a.m. local time (7:30 a.m. in Paris), the day of the Queen’s funeral, which will be attended by hundreds of world leaders and heads crowned. Westminster Hall is open for the occasion 24 hours a day. But you have to be patient, with a queue that stretches for miles.

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