Man who said he would tell the Queen to ‘get out of her f***ing coffin because she is not dead’ as he queued to see her lying in state is fined £120 for abusing police as he was led away

• Mark Hague, 52, escorted from queue after a mourner alerted the authorities
• Television crew was interviewing people in queue when he shouted the remarks
• He was arrested after becoming abusive to police officers and other mourners 
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A man who said he would tell the Queen to ‘get out of her coffin because she’s not dead’ as he queued to see her lying in state at Westminster Hall has been fined.

Mark Hague, 52, was escorted from the queue after a concerned mourner alerted authorities to the comment in Victoria Tower Gardens on Saturday.

He pleaded guilty to using threatening or abusive words or behaviour at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.

Louise Burnell, prosecuting, said a television crew had been interviewing one of the hundreds of thousands of mourners who waited hours to pay their respects to the Queen and asking what they planned to do when they finally gained entry inside.

She told the court: ‘A male, now known to be Mr Hague, was heard saying: ‘I will tell her to get out of her f***ing coffin because she’s not dead.” 

‘The event organiser made a decision that Mr Hague should not remain in the queue and he was escorted out.’

The court heard Hague was arrested when he then became abusive to police officers and members of the public as he was led away from the queue.

Members of the public file past the coffin on Sunday night as the Queen was lying in state at Westminster Hall

He was held in custody and appeared in the dock today wearing a grey sweatshirt and jeans.

Hague spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and that he was of no fixed address before admitting the public order offence today.

District Judge Neeta Minhas fined Hague £120, which was deemed served because of the time he had spent in custody.

She also imposed a further £120 as he was the subject of a conditional discharge for a previous assault on an emergency worker at the time of the offence.

Giovanna Fiorentino, representing Hague, told the court: ‘He is clearly someone who is suffering from mental health problems.’

It comes as tens of thousands of people lined the streets of central London today for the Queen’s state funeral at Westminster Abbey.

The Royal Family and leaders from around the world attended the service at the historic church, before the Queen’s coffin was transported back to Buckingham Palace for a final time.

The monarch was then placed into a state hearse and driven to Windsor Castle to be reunited with her beloved husband Prince Philip.

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