Incident during succession ceremony for King Charles III: Police arrest man

Created: 09/10/2022, 20:44

By: Nadja Zinsmeister

Police officers are pursuing a man who died prior to the arrival of King Charles III.

breached a cordon at Buckingham Palace.

© Kin Cheung/AP/dpa

During the ceremonies for the succession to the throne of Charles III.

there was an incident on Saturday.

A man jumped the barrier and was arrested.

LONDON - On Saturday, during the ceremonies for the proclamation of Britain's new King Charles III.

to arrest a man.

The incident initially caused a stir in London and later on the Internet.

During ceremonies for Charles III: police arrest man

During the solemn ceremonies in which King Charles III.

was officially proclaimed as heir to the throne for his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Saturday, police arrested a man in the closed boulevard "The Mall".

The man had previously jumped over a barrier near Buckingham Palace and ran across the blocked road.

Several police officers then rushed over and brought the man to the ground.

He was then tied up and taken away.

After Queen's death: man jumps during ceremonies for Charles III

over fence

The scenes initially circulated online as a video, and later Scotland Yard officially confirmed the incident to the German Press Agency.

It was initially unclear why the man jumped over the barrier.

As Scotland Yard further announced, the man remains in custody for the time being.

Only on Friday evening did Charles III.

stopped at The Mall to speak to people gathered outside the cordon following the death of his mother on Thursday.

King Charles III

addressed the people in a speech on Friday for the first time since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

A look behind the scenes shows how upset the 73-year-old new British king really is.

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