Witness Tracey Holland told Sky News: “Someone decided they were going to push me [seven-year-old niece] out, run up to the coffin, pick up the standard and try to do I don’t know what. “She was grabbed in the street and the police had him within two seconds. Mourners warned of freezing temperatures overnight as they lie in state – latest royal news updates Watch Queen in state live stream He added: “Terrible, absolutely terrible, so disrespectful and unbelievable – and that poor seven-year-old, that’s the Queen’s lasting memory.” The Metropolitan Police said: “At around 10pm on Friday 16 September, officers from the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command arrested a man in Westminster Hall following a disturbance. “He was arrested for an offense under the Public Order Act and is currently in custody.”

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A parliamentary spokesman said: “We are aware of an incident at Westminster Hall in which a member of the public was moved from the queue and onto the catafalque (elevated platform). Advertising
“They have now been removed from the hall and the queue has resumed with minimal disruption.”