Penny Lancaster

Lady Penny Lancaster-Stewart has praised the British public for paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth in "the proper manner".

The TV presenter and former model, who is married to Sir Rod Stewart, was one of the 15,000 police officers working the funeral procession in London on Monday.

It’s so important to have that engagement and rapport between police and the public.” “I love interacting with the public and engaging positively with them. Special Constable Lancaster volunteers about 200 hours a year in the force, which works out to around one shift a week. “It sort of hit in waves,” she said. “Leading up to that moment, it’s been a very emotional few days,” she said. We just want to make sure that all the crowds get home safely.

The TV presenter and former model, who is married to Sir Rod Stewart, was spotted making her way through busy crowds in her uniform.

Last week, she recalled fond memories of dancing with the King on his 60th birthday during an appearance on Good Morning Britain. The TV presenter and former model, who is married to Sir Rod Stewart, completed her training to become a special police constable for City of London Police in April 2021. In November last year, Sir Rod spoke about her move on The Graham Norton Show. Video footage showed her moving between members of the public waiting to see the procession pass by. He said: "She trained for eight months, and she loves it. She says she loves giving something back, but more importantly she wants to protect the city she loves."

Penny Lancaster, who is married to Rod Stewart, speaks about being part of the police detail on Monday for Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral.

Her death follows her husband of 73 years, [Prince Philip](https://people.com/tag/prince-philip/), who [died at age 99](https://people.com/royals/prince-philip-dead-queen-elizabeth-husband-was-99/) in April 2021. She is succeeded immediately by her eldest son, [King Charles III](https://people.com/tag/prince-charles/), 73, who is now the monarch. [died at age 96](https://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-dead-british-monarch-age-96/) on Thursday, Sept. "I signed the oath of Office of Constable to Her Majesty the Queen just over a year ago, April last year, and just as the seamless tie between Her Majesty and King Charles III, my oath will now be with the King." I'm going to do all the training, all the exams.' The nicest quote she said [is], 'I want to give something back, fine, but I want to look after the city that I love, which is London.'" "With all that planning going ahead, you can never quite predict how the crowd is [going to] react and the dangers that might lay ahead," Lancaster said.

The 51-year-old former model is now a special police constable for City of London Police. | ITV News London.

It’s so important to have that engagement and rapport between police and the public.” “I love interacting with the public and engaging positively with them. Special Constable Lancaster volunteers about 200 hours a year in the force, which works out to around one shift a week. “An incredible woman the Queen was, I think everyone utters the same sentiments. “It sort of hit in waves,” she said. “Leading up to that moment, it’s been a very emotional few days,” she said.

Lady Penny Lancaster-Stewart has praised the British public for paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth in "the proper manner".

"I think being a mum and having the patience and the empathy to deal with teenagers in particular helps. Penny was inspired to join the force after starring on 'Famous and Fighting Crime', a reality TV series in the UK. So, [I'm] very grateful for that."

The TV presenter and former model – who is married to Sir Rod Stewart – was one of 15,000 police officers working the funeral procession in London on Monday and ...

Describing the lead up to the funeral as “an emotional few days,” she insisted her main priority was being aware of the “potential dangers and risks,” adding: “The focus is mostly on my duty.” Speaking to Sky News, she said: “You can never quite predict how the crowd is going to react and the dangers that might lay ahead. Her previous jobs have included working at RAF Northolt, where the Queen’s coffin arrived from Scotland last week before it was taken to Buckingham Palace. The Queen’s funeral is predicted to have attracted more than four billion viewers globally, which would make it the most watched broadcast in history. Special Constable Lancaster joined City of London Police in April 2021 and said she would not have missed Her Majesty’s funeral “for the world.” This is the biggest honour of all.

The TV presenter, former model and wife of Sir Rod Stewart is a special constable.

Last week, she recalled fond memories of dancing with the King on his 60th birthday during an appearance on Good Morning Britain. I backed her all the way. On Monday she was pictured wearing the red and white chequered sleeve and cap bands of the force while making her way through busy crowds in the area surrounding Westminster and Buckingham Palace.

Penny Lancester surprised fans and onlookers when it was revealed she was one of 15000 police officers to patrol the streets of London during the Queen's ...

Today has been quite a long shift, but I wouldn’t have missed it for the world." [Rod Stewart mourns his brother and the Queen: "It has been a devastating 48 hours"](/artists/rod-stewart/brother-don-death-tribute/) [Who is Penny Lancaster? "Leading up to that moment, it’s been a very emotional few days," she said.

Penny Lancaster has said she is “grateful” everything went smoothly while she was policing the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday (19th September).

Penny Lancaster has said she is “grateful” everything went smoothly while she was policing the... We just want to make sure that all the crowds get home safely. As the world watched the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II yesterday (19th September), viewers... As the world watched the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday (19th September), some... Penny Lancaster has said she is “grateful” everything went smoothly while she was policing the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday (19th September). The state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II took place yesterday and, as the world watched the...

The 51-year-old model and special constable was on duty on The Mall for the funeral procession.

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Special Constable Lancaster, who joined City of London Police in April 2021, manned the barriers near Queen Victoria's Memorial.

It’s so important to have that engagement and rapport between police and the public.” Special Constable Lancaster volunteers about 200 hours a year in the force, which works out to around one shift a week. “An incredible woman the Queen was, I think everyone utters the same sentiments. “It sort of hit in waves,” she said. “Leading up to that moment, it’s been a very emotional few days,” she said. We just want to make sure that all the crowds get home safely.

Penny Lancaster, a British model and TV personality, began volunteering for the force after appearing in the reality show “Famous and Fighting Crime."

I’m going to do all the training, all the exams.’ The nicest quote she said [is], ‘I want to give something back, fine, but I want to look after the city that I love, which is London." Paul's Cathedral on Friday," she said at the time. We just want to make sure that all the crowds get home safely." Lancaster was spotted in full uniform while thousands took to the streets and paid their respects to Britain’s longest-serving monarch. An inspired Lancaster went on to become a special police constable for the City of London Police in April 2021. "So I’m very grateful for that."