Police in London arrested a man after what the force described as a „disturbance“ Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall.
Police in London arrested a man after what the force described as a „disturbance“ Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where is , draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown. Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the line to view the queen’s coffin and tried to approach it on its platform.
According to AFP, a live television feed of the mourners briefly cut away around 10 p.m. as police detained the man, two hours after King Charles III and his three siblings stood vigil in the cavernous hall.
The Metropolitan Police force said a man was detained for a suspected public-order offense.
The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday. On Friday, authorities letting more visitors join the end of the line, which snakes around Southwark Park some 5 miles from Parliament.
