Wife of Superstar Singer to Serve as “Special Police Officer” at Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral

Last Updated on 09/17/2022 by てんしょく飯

The wife of a famous singer will serve as a special police officer at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral to be held on September 19 (local time).

The wife of a superstar singer will serve as a security guard at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

Penny Lancaster, wife of Rod Stewart, the singer known for his signature songs such as “Sailling,” confirmed on the TV program “Good Morning Britain” that she will work as a special police officer at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in London, England, on September 19 (local time). Morning Britain”. As some of you may know, Penny, a former model, began working for the City of London Police Department in 2020 as a volunteer special officer and obtained her special police officer status in April 2021.

Penny, who was also on perimeter security at last Friday’s memorial service at St. Paul’s Cathedral, said, “I was very honored to work at Her Majesty the Queen’s memorial service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Friday. I signed the oath of office as a special police officer with Her Majesty the Queen last April. As Her Majesty the Queen and the new King Charles are bound together in a seamless bond, my oath will continue to be with the King,” she said, “and I am very proud to serve again on Monday (the day of the funeral) at this historic moment.

Incidentally, Penny said that she once had the opportunity to sit with King Charles, then still the Crown Prince, at a royal dinner and “I was terribly nervous, but he put me at ease, as did the Queen. I was about to take a dish from the platter and put it on my plate. I dropped it on the white tablecloth between my plate and his. （I was thrown out of the hall and thought I would never be able to come back. But King Charles gave me a look that said, ‘Don’t worry. I do it all the time,” he said. Later, when Rod was performing, I danced with him,” she recalled on the program.