Following three stabbings at the event in west London on Sunday, the Metropolitan Police announced that officers "used their search powers to take weapons off the streets and prevent additional serious violence".

Three firearms were also found by the authorities on Monday; two were found at the funfair itself, and the third was found during a traffic stop in Harrow involving individuals who were presumably on their way to the event.

This weekend's two-day celebration of Caribbean culture, which its organisers dubbed "the greatest community-led event on the planet," was projected to draw in almost a million attendees.