Queen funeral at 'serious threat' as MI5 and Met launch major anti-terror op

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Queen's funeral from "serious" threats, a world-leading security expert has said.The eyes of the world will be on Westminster Abbey ahead of the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen starting at 11am.Heads of state, prime ministers, presidents, royalty and other officials are in London – as well as hundreds of thousands of mourners – to pay their final respects to the-late monarch who died earlier this month (September 8) at the age of 96. READ MORE: Wetherspoons to open some pubs at 5am for Queen's funeral - find out if yours is on list The high profile nature of the event has seen the Government direct the vast majority of the country's security and police forces to the capital to protect the event, with a so-called "ring of steel" now in force around the Abbey.Representatives of the police emergency services and intelligence agencies such as GCHQ and MI5 have gathered in a Special Operations Room in Lambeth to coordinate the "extraordinary" security operation - the largest the Metropolitan Police has ever conducted.Professor Anthony Glees exclusively told Daily Star how jihadists, "fruitcakes" and Extinction Rebellion members pose a risk today, while a lack of police outside the capital could could make areas outside of London vulnerable.The University of Buckingham professor, who specialises in intelligence-led security policies and practices, exclusively told the Daily Star: “This will be a security nightmare, of course, with all our spooks and cops involved 24/7.“(Met Police chief) Sir Mark Rowley is a very safe pair of hands, and highly regarded, and our name would be mud if anything happened - so it can't."There will be a severe lack of cops and yellow jackets outside of London and Windsor but even crooks respect the.