Penny Lancaster will do says she will do roughly 200 hours’ work a year as a police special constable
(Picture: Isobel Frodsham/PA)Penny Lancaster was seen beaming at her passing out parade with the City of London Police on Tuesday.
The TV presenter completed her training to become a special police constable in April 2021, but celebrated the achievement only 18 months later alongside her husband Sir Rod Stewart, 77.
Lancaster began volunteering with the force following her appearance in the Channel 4 show Famous And Fighting Crime, in which celebrities swapped their day jobs with those of emergency service professionals.
In a photo shared on Twitter by Care Of Police Survivors (COPS), the former model proudly posed in her ceremonial police uniform while holding her certificate.
“Congratulations to COPS Patron Penny Lancaster with her passing out certificate,” a caption read.
Lancaster also posed for a photo with COPS Trustee Chief Superintendent Rob Atkin as she marked the occasion.
Congratulations to COPS Patron Penny Lancaster with her passing out certificate. #policefamily #cityoflondonpolice pic.twitter.com/7Hgp8AAz8O
— COPS (@UK_COPS) October 25, 2022
In a video shared online, Lancaster could be seen in the background greeting her singer husband with a hug after the ceremony. Other videos showed the star marching with the service.
In November last year, Stewart spoke about her move on The Graham Norton Show, saying: “She trained for eight months, and she loves it. I backed her all the way.
“She says she loves giving something back, but more importantly she wants to protect the city she loves.”
Proud of our Patron Penny Lancaster at her passing out parade #pennylancaster #policefamily #cityoflondonpolice pic.twitter.com/XoHmfE2mUQ
— COPS (@UK_COPS) October 25, 2022
The mother of two, who married Stewart in 2007, previously spoke of her new role on BBC One’s Crimewatch Live and said being a parent had helped.
“It’s roughly about 200 hours a year, which equates for myself to one duty a week in the City of London Square Mile including bridges there,” she said.
“It’s predominantly foot patrol but I also get the opportunity to try other areas of policing out like working in vehicles, working with the sniffer dogs and operations like the London Marathon, the Lord Mayor’s Show and coming up the Jubilee.
“I think being a mum and having the patience and the empathy to deal with teenagers in particular helps. A lot of the time you think policing and you think crime but you’re dealing with victims.”
Lancaster took to the streets of central London last month as part of the force policing the Queen’s funeral procession.
She was pictured making her way through busy crowds in the area surrounding Westminster and Buckingham Palace while wearing the red-and-white chequered sleeve and cap bands of the force.
Video footage also showed her alongside another member of the City of London Police, moving between members of the public waiting to see the procession pass by.
