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Security operation for the Queen's funeral is 'biggest the UK has ever seen'

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The security operation for the Queen's funeral today is set to be the 'biggest the UK has ever seen'. Royalty and a long list of world leaders as well as other dignitaries will all need to be kept safe as part of the mammoth job facing thousands of police officers.

Thousands of members of the public are also set to travel to London and Windsor today to pay their respects to the late monarch.

Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said 'nothing can compare' to the 'hugely complex' task, describing it as the 'largest policing operation' in the Met’s history.

The scale surpasses the operation for the Platinum Jubilee weekend and the London 2012 Olympics, which saw up to 10,000 police officers on duty per day. Queen's funeral LIVE as nation comes to a standstill for state funeral of Elizabeth II It is also the largest global protection operation dealt with by the force, with world leaders, dignitaries and other VIPs attending the state funeral.

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