The recently crowned Premier League champions have released an official statement saying that the club won’t be having their open top bus victory parade in west London.
The parade, which was meant to take place this Sunday, has been cancelled due to the high-security alert in the UK in the aftermath of the bombing at Manchester Arena on Monday.
The official statement read as follows:
Having consulted with the Metropolitan Police, Hammersmith & Fulham Council and other authorities, we know the emergency services would have been as professional as ever, but we would not want in any way to divert important resources by holding an additional, non-ticketed event on the streets of London
The club was hoping to put on a celebration with the league champions trying to make it a league and cup double in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Arsenal.
As a mark of respect, Chelsea players will be wearing black armbands in the Cup final at Wembley and they will also make a donation to a fund supporting the victims of the attack.
Everyone associated with Chelsea Football Club offers our heartfelt condolences to those affected by Monday’s terror attack in Manchester. Our thoughts go out to all the victims, and their families and friends
After the government’s decision to deploy more forces to the streets due the high alert, the club didn’t want to put any extra strain on them by hosting a celebration.
