500 international personalities will attend.. this is how the police will secure the largest security event in British history

LONDON

- The British capital, London, is in a state of unprecedented security alert, in preparation for the day of the burial of the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, which falls on Monday, and it was declared an official holiday throughout the country, and most major stores announced the closure of their doors on this day.

No wanderer in the capital, London, especially in the neighborhoods of the center, will miss the number of heavily armed security men, and iron barriers, to close all roads leading to the vicinity of Buckingham Palace or the Parliament House "Westminster", where all these roads are prohibited for cars.

Iron barriers with a length of 36 km have been set up to seal the closure of the center of the capital, where the burial ceremonies will take place, and the latest monitoring devices have been installed to secure this day, which is expected to be attended by 500 presidents, state leaders and major figures from around the world.

Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96 after assuming the British throne for 70 years (Getty Images)

century event

The British police did not find what they describe the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, except as “the largest security event in the history of the country.” The reason is that the police will have to secure 500 personalities of the most important figures in the world at the same time, and secure their transportation and presence in one place;

It is Westminster Abbey which will house the greatest dignitaries and leaders of the world's richest and most powerful nations.

This difficult task made the London police, calling for support from police stations from different regions of the country, in addition to the special security forces that will be close to the leaders and leaders.

According to the British police, they had never dealt with a similar event, “which is the largest security operation that the British police will accomplish in its history,” according to the Deputy Inspector General of the British Police, even during the Olympic Games in London in 2012, because the demonstrations were scattered and distributed over days, but the day The burial will put pressure on the security forces to secure this unprecedented event.

Given the specificity and sensitivity of the situation, the army was called, which had allocated more than 4,500 soldiers, whether from the Royal Guard or the infantry, to help secure this day, and the British army account on Twitter published pictures of the exercises carried out by the elements of the Royal Army in preparation for the Queen's burial day.

The British police and intelligence services will rely on surveillance cameras deployed in the streets of the capital, knowing that London is the city with the most surveillance cameras in the world.

Protocol problems

The office of British Prime Minister Liz Truss refused to comment on the news that the funeral attendees, including heads of state and dignitaries, were transported by bus to Westminster Abbey, which has a capacity of up to 2,000 people.

This news raised a lot of controversy and question about the way in which King Charles will be transferred as well, and according to the British newspaper "Guardian", a number of kings and heads of state did not like this idea.

What is certain is that US President Joe Biden will have exceptional security measures, and he will be allowed to use his private car, nicknamed "The Beast", as well as rely on his own protection team.

One of the protocol problems facing the organizers is the arrangement of the ranks of the leaders. The organizers decided that the US president and the leaders of the Group of Seven countries, in addition to the leaders of the Commonwealth countries, be in the front rows and the rest behind them, which did not please a number of world leaders.

And according to the British newspaper "Times", the British government will allow the leaders of the Group of Seven, a number of kings and the Emperor of Japan, to reach the funeral site in their own cars.

Westminster Abbey has a capacity of 2,000 people (Reuters)

Arab presence

And the Guardian newspaper expected that the leaders of the Gulf countries would be among the attendees, including the Kuwaiti Crown Prince and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the newspaper said may attend and offer condolences to the royal family in particular amid doubts about his participation in the funeral, in addition to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE.

Leaders or representatives of the leaders of Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar are also expected to attend, as will Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

Banned List

In return for all the world’s leaders and kings flocking to London, there are some countries that are prohibited from attending the funeral for diplomatic reasons, and this is related to Syria, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Belarus, Russia and Venezuela. In return, Iran’s invitation will be limited to the Iranian ambassador in London.