Eight police officers and military personnel received medical attention today as they launched a mammoth operation at the Queen’s funeral.
One police officer was rushed away on a stretcher after collapsing near Parliament Square ahead of the state ceremony to say goodbye to Her Majesty.
Wearing full ceremonial uniform, he was seen being carried away by two members of the Royal Navy shortly before the procession to Westminster Abbey.
Another four officers in London fell ill across the morning and early afternoon as two thousand people came together to mourn the late monarch.
Two of these incidents occurred on the Mall, while two more were on Horse Guards Parade and the last near Queen Victoria Memorial
‘All have recovered’, a Metropolitan Police spokesperson told Metro.co.uk.
Meanwhile, three military personnel reportedly also had to be assisted by colleagues after appearing to get into difficulty by Wellington Arch shortly before 2pm.
One seemed to collapse just after the procession carrying the Queen left Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner.
Two more were assisted after the transfer of the Queen’s coffin to the state hearse by the monument.
Deputy assistant commissioner Stuart Cundy described the Queen’s funeral as the ‘biggest single deployment of officers in an operation the Metropolitan Police has ever undertaken’.
More than 10,000 officers were on duty today, with some drafted in from across the country.
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‘As a single event this is larger than the 2012 Olympics, it is larger than the Platinum Jubilee weekend’, Mr Cundy said.
‘The range of officers, police staff and all those supporting the operation is truly immense.’
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