Royal Wedding: Fifty five arrested, five charged

LONDON: During the royal wedding celebration fifty five people arrested by police, police have charged five of the 55 people arrested, after Scotland Yard hailed the day as an “amazing success”.

A further three people have been bailed without charge and 37 released without charge in the biggest security operation in a generation.

Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens said her 5,000 officers should be “immensely proud” of their role in the “happy and safe” royal weddingevent where the world watched Prince William and Kate marry.

An unprecedented covert and overt operation at the royal wedding saw 55 arrests as one million well-wishers flooded central London’s streets.

Anti-terror powers were used to arrest a man spotted taking suspicious photographs of transport hubs and security personnel in the Charing Cross area. Sources said the man was likely to be released without charge.

Also ten more people were arrested at Charing Cross railway station carrying climbing equipment and anti-monarchy placards.