In front of a crowd of thousands, a London police officer got down on one knee to propose to his boyfriend during the city’s 43rd annual Pride parade on Saturday.
The whole parade just stopped for a policeman to propose his boyfriend at #Pride2016! pic.twitter.com/G8XeECCz2N
— Steve Holden (@SteveH1982) June 25, 2016
The parade briefly came to a standstill as the uniformed officer walking over to his partner, who was watching the parade from behind a barricade. Crowds cheered as the officer took off his police helmet, got down on one knee and proposed.
A heartwarming moment photographed by scores of attendees, the successful proposal was followed by another, this time involving two uniformed police officers who were in the parade.
He said yes too @LondonLGBTPride @MetLGBTNetwork @LGBTpoliceuk #ByYouSide #OrlandoShooting #AB #DI #CA #AC #LH pic.twitter.com/yEZvSSzRvh
— MET LGBT Network (@MetLGBTNetwork) June 25, 2016
The officer also said yes, according to the MET LGBT Network, a new staff association for LGBT members of London’s Metropolitan Police service.
The first kiss after the Marriage Proposal @MetLGBTNetwork @LondonLGBTPride #LoveIsLove #NoFilter #Pride2016 pic.twitter.com/lVt0B9T4pq
— Girl about Thames (@girlaboutthames) June 25, 2016
More than 40,000 people joined this year’s Pride parade. Same-sex marriage has been legal in the U.K. since 2014.