Met Police Expresses ‘Regrets’ Over 6 Coronation Arrests

Graham Smith, leader of campaign group Republic, attends an anti-monarchy protest prior to the Commonwealth Service, outside Westminster Abbey in London, on March 13, 2023. May James/Reuters

Scotland Yard has expressed regret that six people, who were arrested on May 6, were unable to join the wider group of protesters in Trafalgar Square.

The police issued an updated statement on May 8, confirming that the bail for six people had been cancelled and “no further action will be taken.”