Some antimonarchy protesters had held up signs saying 'privatise them' and 'abolish the monarchy, not the right to protest' and 'Not My King'.
Protesters gather amongst well-wishers ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the other Commonwealth realms takes place at Westminster Abbey today. Charles acceded to the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II.
A spokesperson for the group said police had arrested its leader Graham Smith on Saturday morning. A photo posted on Twitter showed Smith sitting on the ground surrounded by police officers. Republic said five of its supporters had been arrested and hundreds of its placards seized. A Reuters photographer said a number of Just Stop Oil protesters were also arrested.
Protesters in Trafalgar Square ahead of the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey, London.Other signs featured a picture of Meghan, the wife of Charles' son Prince Harry, with the words “the people's princess”, and “God Save the King” with a picture of the late soccer great Pele.
With the crown passing from Queen Elizabeth to her less popular son, republican activists hope Charles will be the last British monarch to be crowned. While many other European monarchies have come and gone, or are far diminished in scale and importance, the British royal family has remained remarkably resilient.
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