'Palpable pile of cobblers' Ferrari slams with top cop as he mocks Queen funeral security
The LBC host slammed the former police chief for the strict rules Brits have to follow for the Queen's funeral.
Queen: Ferrari grills Steven Kershaw on security rules
Nick Ferrari lashed out at former detective chief superintendent Steven Kershaw after mourners have been told not to bring water bottles to Westminster Palace. He asked: "We already know the police have already been politely reminded that the police don't necessarily need to arrest people who say the wrong things at these demos, maybe just clear the person away. Do we really need to make sure what's in people's water bottles and make sure they take their tents down?"
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Mr Kershaw replied: "In essence, yes they do. Unfortunately, history has shown to us that terrorists can carry illegal substances in plastic bottles."
Mr Ferrari interjected: "We better now have anyone with a backpack then! If you're going to put forward that palpable pile of cobblers, I'm going to say to you that we better strip search everyone and go through metal detectors.
"No one with a backpack, everyone better take their shoes off and no one with a metal belt."
He added: "Do you think the police are a bit out of step here? The Royal Family have shown to capture the spirit of the nation and meanwhile, the cops are saying you can't put your tent up and one saying, 'where's your permit to talk to people in the royal park?' Give me a break!"
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The King and his sons will walk behind the Queen's coffin as she leaves Buckingham Palace for the final time ahead of her lying in state.
The royal family will accompany their matriarch on foot on the journey to Westminster Hall where hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pay their respects after queueing for hours.
Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Duke of Sussex, along with the Duke of York, the Princess Royal, and the Earl of Wessex, will form part of the procession on Wednesday afternoon.
Anne's son Peter Phillips and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence will also walk behind the procession, as well as the Duke of Gloucester and the Earl of Snowdon.
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The Queen Consort, the Princess of Wales, the Countess of Wessex, and the Duchess of Sussex will travel by car.
The procession will leave the palace at 2.22pm and is expected to arrive at Westminster Hall at 3pm.
A service lasting around 20 minutes will be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury accompanied by the Dean of Westminster.
Mourners have already joined the queue to attend the Queen's lying in state which begins at 5pm, and continuing until 6.30am on Monday, September 19, the day of the Queen's funeral.
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Government guidance says the queue is expected to be very long, with people standing for "many hours, possibly overnight" and with very little opportunity to sit down.
There were emotional scenes on Tuesday evening when the late Queen was brought back to London by plane and taken to Buckingham Palace for the final time.
As the hearse carrying the coffin began its journey from Northolt in north-west London, people stood silently by the road with some recording the historic moment on their camera phones.
The Queen's grandchildren were among members of the royal family paying their respects to the late monarch by witnessing her coffin's arrival at the palace.
