“He thinks King Charles had something to do with it and he might go to Windsor Castle to pay his respects, but also because he still thinks she’s alive“, he explained. The young man has indeed explained that he was ready to make all the castles of the queento return even to Balmoral until she answers him, persuaded that she is still in Scotland.
Recognizing that the young man is not so dangerous, the judge agreed to release him on bail before his next hearing on October 18. On one condition only: he would indeed have ordered his placement in a psychiatric unit.
This slight incident is the only hitch that marred the Queen’s long vigil, during which hundreds of thousands of Britons were able to say goodbye to the monarch, sometimes having waited almost 24 hours. Some of whom were very well known: Tilda Swinton or David Beckham indeed participated in this great popular ceremony in the greatest anonymity, showing themselves to be very moved in front of the coffin.
In any case, the security services must have been relieved that this incident occurred before two very important moments of the vigil: for about ten minutes, last Friday, King Charles and his brothers and sisters (Princes Andrew and Edward and Princess Anne) had gathered in front of their mother’s coffin, heads bowed.
The next day, it was the turn of the eight grandchildren of the sovereign to comply with the same exercise, including princes William and Harry, but also their cousins (Zara Tindall, Eugenie and Beatrice of York and Louise Windsor), first young women to officially watch over a king, and their young cousin James, only 14 years old!