Douglas Henshall, the outgoing star of BBC drama Shetland, has come under fire for sharing his thoughts on those who queued to witness Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lying in state at Westminster Abbey. The Scottish actor mused on Twitter that the coffin might be empty and people did not like it.
"Do you think the queue would be so long if people knew that the Queen isn’t in that coffin ? Or do they know and it’s just symbolic?" asked the star, who is leaving his role on the BBC detective drama after seven series, this year.
People accused him of being 'unkind' while others went stronger with their words and told the actor to 'wind his neck in.'
