Overview
- Metropolitan Police said officers responded at 09:48 GMT on 6 December to reports of criminal damage to the State Crown display.
- Take Back Power claimed responsibility and shared video of apple crumble and yellow custard smeared on the glass case.
- Officers worked with City of London Police and site security to detain four suspects on suspicion of criminal damage, who remain in custody.
- Only the Jewel House was closed during on-site inquiries, and Historic Royal Palaces said the Crown Jewels were not damaged.
- The stunt is part of the group’s campaign for a permanent citizens’ assembly to tax extreme wealth, following a manure dump outside the Ritz earlier in the week.