London police chiefs and medics are bracing themselves for a security nightmare at the Queen’s funeral
Some have compared the event in scale to the London Olympics, but in truth the state funeral -- the first in Britain since Winston Churchill died in 1965 -- is likely to dwarf the 2012 sporting extravaganza.Codenamed"Operation London Bridge," arrangements for Britain's longest-serving monarch have been carefully pored over for years by the many agencies involved, with the Queen herself signing off on every detail before her death.
"Morgan said the events surrounding the state funeral have been in the pipeline for decades."London Bridge came to fruition in the 60s. It's been subject to review at least three times a year. "Elements are discussed and indeed some elements have been already used in isolation," he said, citing the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002, royal weddings and the Platinum Jubilee as examples.
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