Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested a man who traveled to the Muslim holy city of Mecca to perform an umrah pilgrimage in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II, AFP reports.

The Yemeni national posted a video of himself on social media at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the holiest place for Islam. He held a banner that read, "Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth II, we ask God to receive her in heaven and among the righteous."

The video went viral on Saudi social media, with Twitter users calling for the man to be arrested.

Saudi Arabia prohibits pilgrims in Mecca from carrying banners or chanting slogans.

The umrah is a pilgrimage that can be performed at any time, unlike the hajj, which is performed once a year and usually attracts millions of people from all over the world.