Only a few hours left before the coronation of King Charles III. It is this Saturday, May 6, 2023, that William and Harry’s dad will indeed be honored and crowned at Westwinster Abbey in London. For this event, which will be broadcast live on television in hundreds of countries, there is no doubt that hundreds of people are currently mobilized to coordinate the smallest details of the ceremony.
Outfits, music, the weekend, security, food, prestigious guests… so many things to manage that make the royal staff but also the members of the royal family would have done well without the fright that has just occurred. This Tuesday, May 2, 2023, royalty specialist Rebecca English indeed revealed on Twitter that an incident questioning the safety of the royal couple occurred around 7 p.m. at Buckingham Palace.
Explosion at Buckingham Palace: witnesses evoke a man with “a loaded backpack”
Moments later, the British press gave more details about the incident which was quickly described as an “explosion”. We thus learn that a man allegedly threw what would be presumed shotgun cartridges on the ground, in front of the palace gates. “Officers immediately arrested the man and he was taken into custody. There were no shots fired and neither officers nor members of the public were injured. Officers remain on the scene and further investigations are ongoing.” specifies the Mirror.
For their part, our colleagues from the Daily Mail report that an explosion was heard while witnesses declare that the man had thrown a large “number of objects” on the terrace of Buckingham, and that he had a bag. back that seemed loaded…
Luckily, King Charles III, whose colossal fortune has just been unveiled, and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles were not within the palace grounds at the time of the incident. Very quickly, the palace was “blocked” and several political figures were evacuated while waiting to know what the precise motivations of the man were.
There has been a security incident at Buckingham Palace tonight. Their Majesties were not there at the time. More details to follow from Scotland Yard.
— Rebecca English (@RE_DailyMail) May 2, 2023
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