Overview
- Metropolitan Police detained four people on suspicion of criminal damage after the morning incident and said they are in custody.
- Video from the scene shows an apple pie smashed and a custard-like liquid poured onto the glass protecting the crown.
- The Crown Jewels exhibit was closed temporarily as the Met and City of London Police investigated with on-site security.
- Take Back Power described the act as non-violent civil resistance, with participants wearing branded shirts and shouting slogans about a broken Britain and collapsed democracy.
- Historic Royal Palaces said the jewels were not harmed, and the display features the gem-studded Imperial State Crown used at coronations and state openings.