Protestor throws eggs at King Charles III amid 'blood of slaves' chants
When the King and Queen Consort Camilla arrived Wednesday for an official visit, a protester lobbed four eggs at him, barely missing.
However, the 73-year-old monarch seemed unbothered and continued to greet the public as the eggs were hurled toward him, landing on the ground right next to him. It appears King Charles barely acknowledges the incident — just briefly pausing to look at the cracked shells.as Extinction Rebellion activist and former Green Party candidate Patrick Thelwell — was heard shouting, “This country was built on the blood of slaves.”
Thelwell, 23, is well known for his left-wing politics and has been arrested at least five times for various climate campaigns, according to Metro. In September 2020, he was fined for blocking London Bridge for Extinction Rebellion. King Charles III reacts after an egg was thrown in his direction in York during a ceremony at Micklegate Bar.King Charles seemed unbothered and continued to greet the public as the eggs were hurled toward him.King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort, wave as they arrive for a ceremony at Micklegate Bar, where the Sovereign is traditionally welcomed to the city, in York, England, Wednesday Nov. 9, 2022.
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