4 People Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Custard and Apple Crumble at England’s Crown Jewels: See the Video

Four people have been arrested for allegedly throwing food at a display case containing some of England’s prized Crown Jewels.

Police were called to the Tower of London’s Jewel House, where the Crown Jewels are kept for public display, on Saturday, Dec. 6, around 10 a.m., per the BBC. There, they found that several people had flung custard and apple crumble on a glass display covering the Imperial State Crown, which is typically worn by King Charles during formal ceremonies.

Four people were arrested in relation to the incident, per the BBC.

In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for the Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that operates and manages the Tower of London, said that they “can confirm that an incident took place in the Jewel House at the Tower of London this morning.”

“Our staff responded quickly, the space was closed, police attended the scene and the protestors involved have been apprehended,” the spokesperson continued, adding, “The Crown Jewels have not been damaged.”

The spokesperson additionally said that the Jewel House has since been reopened after “closing temporarily as police investigated.”

PEOPLE reached out to the Metropolitan Police for comment on Dec. 6, but did not receive an immediate response.

Take Back Power, a self-described “nonviolent civil resistance group,” has since claimed responsibility for the incident, per their X account.

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A video shared by Take Back Power on X shows two people wearing shirts with the organization’s logo in front of a display case in the Tower of London. They then proceed to throw food onto the case.

One of the protesters can then be heard shouting, “Democracy has crumbled,” while another adds, “Britain is broken. We’ve come here to the jewels of the nation to take back power.”

In a separate video seemingly filmed before the incident took place that was also shared on the group’s X account, one of the protesters seen in the initial video, who calls herself “Zahra” and says she is 19 years old, appears to explain her motivation for participating in the public display.

“Our country is crumbling before our eyes. We have homeless people dying on the very streets that King Charles passed on his way to the coronation, whilst there are more empty homes than unhoused people in this country,” she says.

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She adds, “It’s time the ultra rich pay their fair share. We demand a permanent House of the People. It’s time to take back power, tax the rich and fix Britain!”

PEOPLE reached out to Take Back Power for comment on Dec. 6, but did not receive an immediate response.

Policing minister Sarah Jones called the incident “disgraceful” in an X post.

She added, “There is a clear difference between the democratic right to protest and unacceptable behavior.”

The Imperial Crown was made for the coronation of King George VI in 1937, per the Royal Collection Trust. It is now worn by the sitting monarch on formal occasions, “such as the annual State Opening of Parliament,” per the Trust.

The crown “is formed from an openwork gold frame, mounted with three very large stones, and set with 2868 diamonds in silver mounts,” according to the Trust. It contains 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 269 pearls.