Lockdown… and dirty! Couple are caught having sex in St James’s Park yards from Buckingham Palace
- The couple were caught engaging in sexual activity in London’s St James’s Park
- Pair just metres away from Birdcage Walk as shocked onlookers walked past
- Comes as Britons across country continue to break social distancing measures
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A couple were caught engaging in sexual activity just a stone’s throw away from Buckingham Palace amid the coronavirus lockdown.
The unknown man and woman were seen having sex in London’s sun-soaked St James’s Park, just metres away from Birdcage Walk, as shocked onlookers walked past on Saturday afternoon.
However despite their actions, the oblivious pair, who were eventually spotted by two police officers on horseback, were able to escape with a verbal warning about the government’s social distancing guidelines, The Sun reported.
The anonymous cyclist who filmed the incident told the paper: ‘The Queen would have been outraged — they were at it like rabbits in the shadow of Buckingham Palace.’
The anonymous pair were seen engaging in sexual activity in London’s St James’s Park which sits just yards away from Buckingham Palace
The oblivious couple, who were just metres away from Birdcage Walk, continued as shocked onlookers walked past
The cyclist went on to describe how the pair, who appeared not to care about their actions, displayed frisky behaviour for around 15 minutes before having sex in public.
They continued: ‘Families and joggers went past as they went at it but they didn’t give a damn who saw them.’
After several minutes and a complaint from a passer-by, the anonymous onlooker said that the frisky couple were eventually spoken to by two officers on horseback.
However much to the cyclist’s surprise, the pair were simply reminded about the government’s social distancing measures and told to return home by the officers.
The cyclist added: ‘I was surprised nothing was done during lockdown because they were clearly very close to the pavement.’
MailOnline has contacted the Metropolitan Police for comment.
The incident comes as Britons across the country continued to flout the government’s social distancing rules amid the pandemic.
With temperatures soaring to 73F in parts of the UK today, sun-soaked parks and beaches were once again flooded with people breaching lockdown guidelines to enjoy the sunshine.
The man and woman were spoken to by two officers on horseback and escaped with a verbal warning
The pair were seen by shocked families and joggers near the park (GV of St James’s Park) on Saturday afternoon
In the capital sunbathers were spotted lounging in London’s Victoria Park, which only reopened its gates yesterday after being closed for two weeks to deter those breaching the government’s social distancing measures, and sunbathing in Battersea Park.
Meanwhile on Hertford Union canal in London, people continued to walk and cycle across the path despite the lockdown measure in place.
The continuing defiance among some Britons comes after the Health Secretary Matt Hancock backtracked on a threat to ban outdoor exercise if people do not comply with the coronavirus lockdown.
Last week, the Health Secretary blasted sunbathers for flouting the rules and warned the government would ban ‘all forms’ of public exercise if a ‘small minority’ refuse to stay at home.
In London’s Victoria Park, which only reopened its gates yesterday after closing for two weeks, sunbathers continues to flout the government’s social distancing rules
Meanwhile in Battersea Park, people continued to enter the park despite the government’s social distancing guidelines
On Hertford Union canal in London both cyclists and walkers were seen enjoying the rising temperatures
However he later updated his comments while speaking at the daily Downing Street coronavirus press conference and said he did not want anyone to think that any changes to the social distancing rules are imminent.
Mr Hancock said the end of lockdown will be determined by ‘how much people follow the rules on social distancing’ and ‘the more people follow the rules then the faster we will all be through it’.
He then issued a direct plea to people who are ‘breaking the rules or are pushing the boundaries’, telling them: ‘You are risking your own life and the lives of others and you are making it harder for us all.’