Man pushes seven-year-old girl and runs towards Queen's coffin – TV broadcast interrupted, arrest follows

Created: 09/17/2022, 09:34

In London, the British can say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II until the state funeral.

An arrest was made at the coffin.

Witnesses describe the events.

London – On Monday, September 19, the time has come: Queen Elizabeth II will be buried next to her husband Prince Phillip at the state funeral.

Shortly before the big ceremony, however, the Queen's coffin once again caused a great deal of excitement among the British royals.

A man ran towards the Queen's resting place at Westminster Hall and made it to the coffin.

There was an arrest.

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The Queen's coffin has been laid out in Westminster Hall in Parliament since Wednesday.

The first queues formed even before the coffin arrived.

Since then, countless people have taken the opportunity to pause at the coffin of Elizabeth II.

The line of people waiting is said to be eight kilometers long.

"The queue is almost full, with waiting times of at least 24 hours," the government's live tracker said on Saturday morning.

"Please do not travel to queue." On Friday evening there was an incident at the Queen's coffin.

A witness told Sky News that someone pushed her seven-year-old niece out of the way, ran to the coffin and tried to lift the royal standard lying over the coffin.

The police seized him "within two seconds".

Before the funeral on Monday, September 19, Brits can bid farewell to the Queen in Westminster Hall.

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Incident at the Queen's coffin: Live broadcast is interrupted - police arrest man

A man who, according to witnesses, ran towards the coffin in Westminster Hall of the British Parliament in London, was arrested on Friday evening.

According to media reports, the Metropolitan Police themselves said the man was arrested after a disturbance occurred.

The live television broadcast ahead of the Queen's funeral was suspended at the time, showing a view from outside Parliament instead.

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The Guardian, citing witnesses, reported that the man jumped out of the line, managed to climb the steps and touched the coffin.

The Metropolitan Police said the man had been arrested for breaching the Public Order Act and is currently in custody, according to the British news agency PA.

Sky News quoted a Parliament Speaker as saying a waiter from the line had moved towards the scaffolding dubbed the catafalque.

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