Buckingham Palace on lockdown after man arrested for throwing suspected shotgun cartridges on the…

Buckingham Palace has been sealed off after a man threw suspected shotgun cartridges on the ground outside the royal residence – just days after Charles’s coronation.

The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested a man around 7pm tonight after he approached the palace gates.

Witnesses said he was seen throwing a “number of items” onto the property’s grounds.

The King was in the palace at the time and had met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier in the day.

Royal fans also started to set up camp along The Mall to get a front row seat at the historic event this weekend.

Police added that the items have been recovered and the man has now been taken into custody after it was found that he was also in possession of a ‘suspicious bag’.

They said: ‘Officers quickly arrested a man around 7pm on Tuesday 2nd May after he approached the gates of Buckingham Palace SW1 and threw a number of items – believed to be shotgun cartridges – onto the palace grounds.

A controlled explosion can be heard on live TV as police investigate a suspicious purse at Buckingham Palace

‘These have been recovered and will be taken for specialist investigation. There are no reports of shots or injuries.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an assault weapon and will be arrested.

Cordons were placed after the man also appeared to be in possession of a suspicious bag. Specialists are present and assess the item.’

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