A man was arrested Wednesday by the police later throwing eggs to King Charles III in Yorkin northern England, while the monarch greeted the people gathered in the British city.
The cameras recorded the moment three eggs crash to the groundright next to where Charles III and the queen consort, Camilla, were shaking hands with citizens in the Micklegate Bar area of York.
Although none of the eggs hit the king, he was immediately evacuated from the site by security guards.
At the time of the arrest of the attacker, whose identity has not yet been revealed, a man was heard shouting: “This country was built with the blood of slaves”while other attendees started singing the national anthem “God save the King”.
At the time of the incident, the monarch winced slightly, turning to look at the egg and continuing on his way.
The king is visiting York unveil a statue of Queen Elizabeth II.
As police arrested the man, Charles III – who took the throne on September 8 after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96 – continued with a traditional ceremony in which the mayor officially welcomed the ruler in the city of York.
Last month, two ‘Just Stop Oil’ activists threw two chocolate cakes in the face of the wax figure of King Charles III at Madame Tussauds in London, under the slogan that the British government “stop new oil licenses and gas.
“The science is clear, the demand is simple: stop the new oil and gas licenses,” proclaimed the activists as they tossed the cakes to the sculpture, which is surrounded by those of other members of the British royal family.
Eight months after Queen Elizabeth II’s death, King Charles III and Camilla will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May, Buckingham Palace said.
The coronation will be borne by the Archbishop of Canterbury because it is a solemn religious celebration, where the king is enthroned, blessed and consecrated. By that date, the king will have turned 74 and will be the oldest ruler to ascend the throne in Britain.
News in development
Source: Clarin
