A police officer and a member of the Buckingham Palace staff have both collapsed at the Queen’s state funeral.
The police officer was carried away on a stretcher after fainting whilst on duty. The officer fell to the ground near Parliament Square, shortly before the procession to Westminster Abbey.
The mourners lining the streets were heard gasping as the police officer fell forward. Medics and police colleagues quickly rushed to assist the officer. Royal Navy personnel then carried him away on a stretcher minutes before the procession passed through with the Queen’s coffin.A member of the Buckingham Palace staff was also pictured having fallen to the ground.His colleagues were pictured rushing to assist him, with one staff member holing the man’s head from falling to the pavement floor.The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II has been described as the “largest policing operation” in the Met’s history.
At least 10,000 police officers and 1,500 military personnel have formed a six-mile wide ‘ring of steel’ around central London. With so many people on duty over the past few days to ensure the security of the Queen’s lying in state and state funeral, it’s understandable that several individuals have fallen unwell.
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