Calling in 10,000 police and 1,500 military Great security in London at the funeral

 

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Jenny Alexandersson 

 

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Death of Elizabeth II 

 

10,000 police and 1,500 soldiers will protect kings, presidents and visitors at the Queen's funeral. 

 

An iron ring is now being built around Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. 

 

- It is the largest police operation we have ever handled, says Stuart Cundy of London's Metropolitan Police. 

 

On Monday, London will be filled with heads of state, royalty and prominent guests from all over the world. Leaders from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the United States and Asia will gather on an area smaller than the Globe when they take their seats in Westminster Abbey. 

 

This means that Queen Elizabeth's funeral requires one of the largest security measures ever in London's history. 

 

Around one million people are expected to travel to London to see the funeral in place. 36 kilometers of picket fences are being placed in the central parts of the city.

 

 

10,000 police officers will protect guests and spectators during Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP

 

Stuart Cundy, London's Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner, is in charge of the operation in London. He says the police are preparing to deal with terrorist attacks, demonstrations and massive panicked crowds. 

 

- This will be the biggest police operation that the Metropolitan Police has ever taken care of and which we will probably never experience again, says Stuart Cundy to the AP news agency.

 

BomThere will be snipers on rooftops around central London at Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Photo: Robert Perry/Getty Imagesb

 

There will be snipers on rooftops around central London at Queen Elizabeth's funeral. Photo: Robert Perry/Getty Images 

Bomb dogs and snipers 

 

The security burden is huge. On the roofs along the procession route, there will be snipers on the roofs and metal arches are placed in places where people can get close to the guests. 

 

Police officers from all over the country have been called in to protect the visitors. Divers, dog handlers, mounted police and motorcycle police will be on site. Helicopters will keep an eye on the crowds from the sky and extra surveillance cameras with facial recognition have been installed at critical locations. 

 

President Joe Biden, French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron and Israeli President Isaac Herzog Israel are three of the most high-profile foreign guests coming to London. 

 

Among the guests are also the Emperor of Japan, the Emir of Qatar, royal couples from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, Monaco and Bhutan and Tonga and others. 

 

 

Around one million people are expected to come to London on Monday when the Queen is buried. Photo: Markus Schreiber / AP 

 

Puts an iron ring around the church and castle 

 

The police will form an iron ring around the area of ​​Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace already on Sunday. Then all royal guests and heads of state and leaders are invited to a reception at the castle hosted by King Charles. On Monday morning, everyone gathers in Westminster Abbey. 

 

The British intelligence service MI5 has been working actively behind the scenes since the Queen's death notice was sent out. They want to catch the slightest sign that someone is planning a terrorist act. 

 

1,500 military personnel will be on site and the police have also hired hundreds of private security companies that will manage the queues to the various audience places. 

 

The police urge everyone who will be in London to keep their eyes and ears open. If you see something suspicious, you should immediately report it to the police. 

 

Joe Biden is the only president who is allowed to ignore the buses that other guests have to use as transport between castles, hotels and Westminster Abbey. 

 

The president gets to bring his armored eight-tonne car, which goes by the name "The Beast". It can withstand both grenades and machine guns. Even if the tires are punctured, the car can continue forward for several kilometers. 

 

 

President Joe Biden's armored car is called "The Beast". Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP 

 

 

 

"The Beast" withstands grenade fire and automatic weapons. It can also withstand a gas attack and there is oxygen and blood bags with the president's blood on board. Photo: Urban Andersson 

 

The president's car has guns and a blood bag 

 

The car protects the passengers against gas attacks and in the trunk is a set of blood with the same blood type as Joe Biden. In "The Beast" there is also oxygen, weapons and fire extinguishers. 

"The Beast" is already in place in London. On Thursday, two large military aircraft from the US Air Force landed at a military airport outside the city. Secret Service and White House personnel disembarked with rolling bags and then the president's vehicle was unloaded. 

 

The Royal Family is protected by Scotland Yard's Royalty Protection Group which is part of the Metropolitan Police Service. Among other things, they are specially trained in firearms, unarmed close combat and advanced driving. 

 

The bodyguards carry Glock 17 pistols, com radios and first aid supplies according to www.eliteukforces. 

Presidentens bil har vapen och en blodpåsar

Bilen skyddar passagerarna mot gasattacker och i bagaget finns en uppsättning med blod med samma blodgrupp som Joe Biden. I ”The Beast” finns även syrgas, vapen och brandsläckare.

”The Beast” finns redan på plats i London. I torsdags landade två stora militärflygplan från US Air Force på en militärflygplats utanför staden. Personal från Secret Service och Vita huset klev av med rullväskor och sedan lastade man av presidentens fordon.

Kungafamiljen skyddas av Scotland Yards Royalty Protection Group som är en del av Metropolitan Police Service. De är bland annat specialtränade på skjutvapen, obeväpnad närstrid och avancerad bilkörning.

Livvakterna bär Glock 17-pistoler, komradio och första hjälpen-material enligt www.eliteukforces. 

Royalty Protection Group also takes care of the heads of state and royalty who are coming to London this weekend. 

 

Royal security lapses 

 

    * 1974 A man tries to kidnap Princess Anne. Ian Ball stopped the car in which Anne and her husband Mark Philips were traveling. Ball shot and wounded two policemen and two civilians. 

 

    * 1981 A man tried to shoot Queen Elizabeth. John Lewis who was then 17 stood in the crowds during the Queen's visit to Dunedin in New Zealand. None of the bullets hit the Queen and Lewis was sentenced to three years in prison. 

 

    * 1982 Michael Fagan manages to get right into Queen Elizabeth's bedroom. 

 

    * 1994 When Prince Charles was giving a speech on Sydnet, a protester, David Kang, rushed onto the stage and fired two blank shots from a starter pistol. He was arrested at the scene and Charles' bodyguard, Bob Trimming, was awarded a Royal Medal for his quick wit during the incident. 

 

    * 1999 A 35-year-old Danish man is arrested at Solliden. He is obsessed with the Swedish royal family and has written several love letters to Victoria. 

 

    * In 2000, a man climbed over the fence to Solliden in the middle of the night. The man had previously pursued the crown princess. 

 

    * 2001 A mentally disturbed 57-year-old man appears at Princess Madeleine's graduation party. When Madeleine refuses the box of chocolates he wants to give her, he throws the box at her and Victoria. 

 

    * 2002 Carl Philip and then-girlfriend Emma Pernald are chased by a youth gang late at night at Stureplan. The prince seeks protection from doormen at the nightclub Laroy. 

 

    * 2005 A man crashes his car in the courtyard of the royal palace. He is convinced that he and the Crown Princess are a couple. 

 

    * 2008 The so-called Ninja Man, 44, threatens Crown Princess Victoria on Öland. The man carries a samurai sword. 

 

    * 2009 A man tried with his car to ram the then Queen Beatrix's vehicle, which was riding in a cortege through the town of Apeldoorn. He missed his target by a few meters and drove straight into the crowd. Six people were killed and twelve were injured. 

 

    * 2016 A Norwegian man is sentenced for threatening to kidnap the royal family's children. In 

 

    * 2017, the terrorist organization ISIS threatened to kill Britain's Prince George who was only four years old at the time. They published threatening messages and the address of the prince's school in a special app. 

 

    * In 2019, a Danish man wrote threatening messages against both the Danish and Swedish royal families on Facebook. He was arrested and later brought before an emergency court in Copenhagen. 

 

    * 2020 Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands has had a stalker who threatened her online. The former soldier was sentenced to prison and psychiatric treatment.