{"id":396704,"date":"2017-06-23T18:46:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/23\/queen-elizabeth-ii-reported-to-police-for-not-using-seat-belt\/"},"modified":"2017-06-23T18:46:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:46:50","slug":"queen-elizabeth-ii-reported-to-police-for-not-using-seat-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/23\/queen-elizabeth-ii-reported-to-police-for-not-using-seat-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth II reported to police for not using seat belt!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/xQueen.jpg.pagespeed.ic.c1bkcQMISr.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Queen Elizabeth\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II has been reported to West Yorkshire Police for not wearing a seat belt in the official car for the State Opening of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>A 999 call was said to have been made by someone saying the monarch was not strapped in while being driven through London.<\/p>\n<p>The phone call was confirmed in a tweet by the West Yorkshire force, which added the hashtags #not999 #notevenwestyorkshire.<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"429\" data-original-width=\"572\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Civil and criminal proceedings cannot be taken against the Queen in UK law.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen travelled to Westminster alongside Prince Charles for the formal start of the Parliamentary year.<\/p>\n<p>Her press office said it would not comment on the tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Donohoe, of West Yorkshire Police, said too often 999 calls were made for non emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot stress enough that the 999 number is for emergencies only,\u201d he said, adding that the force typically received more than 1,000 emergency calls a day.<\/p>\n<p>It has previously published a list of inappropriate 999 calls that have taken up police time, including a fly being in a bedroom and a mouse on the loose.<\/p>\n<p>As for the law regarding seat belts, the government website says: \u201cYou must wear a seat belt if one is fitted in the seat you are using.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It adds you can be fined \u00a3500 for not doing so, but there are some exceptions such as drivers reversing or a vehicle being used by police, fire or rescue services.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Family website says \u201cthe Queen is careful to ensure that all her activities in her personal capacity are carried out in strict accordance with the law\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II has been reported to West Yorkshire Police for not wearing a seat belt in the official car for the State Opening of Parliament. 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