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Four individuals have appeared in court denying charges related to criminal damage after an incident at the Tower of London where apple crumble and custard were thrown at the glass case housing the Crown Jewels. The event, which took place on 6 December of last year, resulted in over £600 worth of damage to the display casing and the museum floor.
The defendants—Fatima Ali, aged 19, Miriam Cranch, 22, Mack Preston, 22, and Matthew Cooper, 50—stood before Westminster magistrates on Monday. They argued that their actions were part of a peaceful protest and that the damage caused was minimal. Additionally, they maintained that there was no reckless intent behind their behavior and challenged the claims regarding the time it took to clean the area as well as the financial losses incurred by the museum. Ali and Cranch also faced separate allegations concerning criminal damage to shoes and a cape worn by another individual present during the same incident.
The court granted bail to all four defendants, who are scheduled to return to City of London Magistrates’ Court on 31 November and 2 December. On the day of the incident, the campaign group Take Back Power, which is deemed to be linked to the activist group Just Stop Oil, took responsibility by posting footage of the event on social media. This organization campaigns for the establishment of a “House of the People with powers to tax the rich and fix Britain.”
Officials from Historic Royal Palaces confirmed that the Imperial State Crown itself was not harmed during the incident. While the Jewel House exhibit, where the Crown is kept, was temporarily closed following the protest, it reopened later the same afternoon. This Crown is a renowned symbol of the British monarchy, famously worn by King Charles III as he exited Westminster Abbey on the day of his coronation in 2023. Aside from coronation ceremonies, the working crown is mostly used on formal occasions such as the State Opening of Parliament and is otherwise secured within the Jewel House at the Tower of London
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