Visiting Luton: King Charles III.
pelted with eggs again
Created: 06/12/2022, 18:05
King Charles III
traveled to the town of Luton north of London.
It is said that the monarch was thrown an egg.
It's not the first incident of this kind in recent weeks.
Luton – Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II († 96) on September 8, 2022, her son Charles (73) has been on the British throne.
While the new regent has received a lot of support, not everyone is reacting positively to his inauguration.
In recent weeks, the monarchy around King Charles III.
often come under sharp criticism – disappointed citizens
even started a petition against the heir to the throne under the hashtag
Not My King (“Not My King”).
Business trip incident: King Charles III.
pelted with eggs again
On a trip to the town of Luton north of London, where King Charles III.
among other things to open a Sikh temple, there was an incident with the crowd standing by.
Because of an alleged egg throwing at King Charles III.
the police in the city arrested a suspect.
The man was between 20 and 30 years old, said the Bedfordshire Police on Tuesday.
The king was not hit.
King Charles III
on his visit to the town of Luton.
The monarch is said to have been pelted with eggs again.
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Yui Mok (photomontage)
Charles was temporarily led away from the crowd by his bodyguards shortly after arriving at the north London city hall.
After a short time, however, the monarch continued to shake hands elsewhere, the PA news agency reported.
Throwing eggs at King Charles III: Not the first incident since he took office
The Luton incident is not the first time that King Charles III.
was thrown with eggs.
About a month ago, a 23-year-old man was temporarily arrested in the northern English city of York, who had narrowly missed the king and king's wife Camilla with several eggs.
"This country was built with the blood of slaves," cried a man who was arrested by police shortly thereafter and later released on bail.
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