Deluded coffin grabber ‘thought the Queen was still alive’

A mourner who rushed towards the Queen’s coffin and grabbed the flag as she lay in state did not accept that she was dead, a court heard. Muhammad Khan, 28, was tackled to the ground by police after he seized the Royal Standard with both hands on Friday. He was pinned to the ground then carried out in sight in front of shocked mourners as live streams of the coffin cut out for around 15 minutes. Khan appeared at Westminster…

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