VIDEO: Man arrested for grabbing Queen Elizabeth’s coffin
Officers tackled the man to the floor after he rushed towards the coffin and tried to lift the Royal Standard, which was draped over the coffin of the late royal.
The shocking incident took place 10pm at Westminster Hall on Friday, when the man shoved mourners aside, including a seven-year-old girl, and rushed towards the coffin.
He was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence.
One witness told MailOnline: “We saw him (the man) in the queue from the beginning of the queue and throughout the day, he was by himself.
“When we entered the room we were at the top of the stairs when we saw the incident. A lady screamed as it happened it was quite unnerving. Although he was detained and people kept calm and carried on.”
“(It was) terrible, absolutely terrible, so disrespectful and unbelievable – and this poor little seven-year-old child, this is her lasting memory of the Queen.” – Bang Showbiz
David Beckham sheds a tear as he files past coffin of Queen Elizabeth
The 47-year-old football star had joined the queue in London to see the coffin of the late British monarch – who is lying in state at Westminster Hall following her death on September 8 at the age of 96 – at around 2am on Friday and was seen looking emotional as he paid his respects to her after a 13-hour wait.
He told ITV: “”Her Majesty meant so much in so many different ways. I can speak on my behalf of the amount of times I was able to meet her through my career.
The former England captain – who is married to ex-Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and has Brooklyn, Romeo, 19, and Cruz, 17 as well as 10-year-old daughter Harper with her – attended alone wearing a dark flat cap and explained that the “most special” moment with Her Late Majesty was when he was awarded an OBE for services to football back in 2003. – Bang Showbiz
