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After ten days of mourning, the Queen’s state funeral will take place on Monday, September 19. Security during this event is a major issue for the British authorities.
Monday, September 19 will have location of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral. A major issue for the British authorities, who must ensure security. “British police say it is the biggest event in its history, bigger than the London Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee last June“, reports the journalist Christelle Meral live from London (UK), Sunday 18 September.
The event will be important”first because of the 500 foreign dignitaries and then because of the huge crowds that are expected. Nearly a million people (…) should converge tomorrow on the capital to follow the ceremonies“, continues the journalist. “An exceptional system has been put in place” with 36km barrier to contain the crowd, 10,000 police officers deployed and 1,500 soldiers. Surveillance cameras have been deployed at sensitive sites.