A soldier collapsed after Her Majesty left, according to the Mirror. Two others were seen walking away before and after the coffin was carried. After that, the Queen was moved to Windsor. Cinemas were also opened to show the funeral. A police officer also collapsed while on duty in London for the state funeral. Reports indicate that the officer collapsed shortly before the funeral procession descended on The Mall. He was taken away on a stretcher. Four others have received medical attention after becoming unwell, according to the Independent. All these have now recovered. People reports that the soldiers were told to take a bag of salt every day for the past week to reduce the chance of passing out during the important ceremony. The state occasion has been described as “the largest single deployment of officers to an operation the Met has ever undertaken”.
