About 10,000 police officers could be on duty every day in London each day leading up to the Queen's funeral, as part of the biggest security operation the country has ever seen.
Mr Broadhurst, who was with the Met for 36 years, said: "Clearly you need to manage crowds. Unfortunately, large numbers of people also bring in criminal opportunities, so you have to manage crime."Clearly [concerns about] terrorism will be a factor. Security is a big issue right from the outset - not necessarily the more organised terrorist groups but lone individuals, that has to be factored in as well.
Members of the public waited up to 10 hours to see Diana, Princess of Wales and the Queen Mother lie in state following their deaths. Mr Broadhurst said: "By the end of the week you start to click in to what will be, I would say almost certainly, the biggest security operation the country has ever seen.
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