'Come Down Before You Get Nicked': Police Plead With People on Buckingham Palace Memorial
Police asked people to climb down from the Victoria Memorial on Thursday night, September 8, as crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Video recorded by Paul Brown shows police officers asking people to come down from the royal monument. “Come down before you get nicked,” an officer is heard saying.
In a statement, the City of London Police said they were working with partners to ensure mourners could pay their respects safely.
The queen, who had served as the United Kingdom’s head of state since 1952, died at Balmoral aged 96. Credit: Paul Brown via Storyful
Video transcript
- You come down. Come down.
[OFFICERS GIVING ORDERS]
[LOUD CHATTER]
We're calling the PSU work, and they have shields. You want to come down before you get nicked.
- Come on, sarge.
- Come down. Come down. Come down.
- OK, thank you. Thank you.
[LOUD CHATTER]
- Come down.
- I love the Queen.
[YELLING AND CHEERING]
- Hell, yeah.
[YELLING AND CHEERING]
- You come down. Come down.
[OFFICERS GIVING ORDERS]
[LOUD CHATTER]
We're calling the PSU work, and they have shields. You want to come down before you get nicked.
- Come on, sarge.
- Come down. Come down. Come down.
- OK, thank you. Thank you.
[LOUD CHATTER]
- I love the Queen.
[YELLING AND CHEERING]
- Hell, yeah.
[YELLING AND CHEERING]
- You come down. Come down.
[OFFICERS GIVING ORDERS]
[LOUD CHATTER]
- We're calling PSU work, and they have shields. You want to come down before you get nicked.
- Come on, sarge.
- Come down. Come down. Come down.
- OK, thank you. Thank you.
[LOUD CHATTER]
- I love the Queen.
[YELLING AND CHEERING]
- Hell, yeah.
[YELLING AND CHEERING]
