Yahoo News Police tell Royal Wedding crowds not to throw confetti as it is a security risk
Police have urged people heading to Windsor for Saturday’s Royal Wedding not to throw confetti as it is a potential security risk.
They have urged people to ensure the event is safe and less confetti would also help with the clean-up after the wedding, said Thames Valley Police in a tweet.
As many as 100,000 people could line the streets of the Royal Berkshire town for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Confetti at the #RoyalWedding
Please do not throw confetti or any other items at any time during the day, particularly during the procession.
It poses a potential security risk and it's a bit of a pain to clean up!
We hope everyone enjoys the day pic.twitter.com/wrMlIe8Hfy
— Thames Valley Police (@ThamesVP) May 18, 2018
Police also took to Twitter to warn that the town will be extremely busy on Saturday and that anybody planning to go to see the event should go well in advance.
A huge security operation is underway in Windsor as the town gears up for its biggest day of the year.
As well as the 600 or so and 100,000 spectators, there will also be 5,000 journalists covering the event and a large number of police.
As many as 3,000 police are expected top be on duty on Saturday, some of them armed.
There will also be mounted police officers patrolling the huge crowds.
Security measures have been put in place ever since the wedding was announced.
Among these are automatic license plate recognition technology, random vehicle checks as well the putting in place of large steel and concrete barriers around the town.
Sniffer dogs have been used to search postboxes and the drains underneath Windsor have also been routinely checked.
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One security headache for police could be the planned open-topped carriage procession through Windsor after the elaborate ceremony.
Former Police Commander Robert Broadhurst said the carriage provides several unique security risks.
‘The carriage is several hundred years old, it’s unprotected, it’s not ballistic proof, it’s not bullet-proof, it’s not stab-proof, it’s nothing-proof,’ he told NBC earlier this week.
The Press Association has calculated that the security operation will run into millions, the police bill alone costing some £6 million.
The wedding starts at noon and the procession after the ceremony through Windsor is expected to begin an hour later and will last around 30 minutes.
