A man has been arrested for throwing eggs at King Charles III and Queen Consort, Camilla during a walk about in the city of York, as reported by Washington Post.
While throwing the eggs, the detained person shouted, “this country was built on the blood of slaves”. However, Charles didn’t seem affected by the commotion, but he stepped around the eggs splattered on the pavement.
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilia were in the northern city to unveil a statue of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth 11. According to the Washington Post, the role of Britain and the British royal family has come under repeated scrutiny in the countries where the British monarch is still head of state. Earlier this year, during the Caribbean tour of Prince William and his wife, several activists called for the monarchy to apologize and support reparations for slavery.
Notably, this wasn’t the first time when King Charles received dissent ever since he assumed the power. Only few days after the death of the Queen, several arrests were made of the protestors.
While one was arrested in Edinburgh, Scotland for holding a sign with an expletive and the words “abolish the monarchy.” Another woman was arrested for shouting “who elected him” while a document was formally proclaiming Charles as king was being read aloud in Oxford, England.
Also, it was not the first time when eggs hit a British monarch. In 1986, during the queen’s royal tour of New Zealand, she was also hit by an egg by a woman, who was protesting against Britain’s treaty with the Maori tribes.