During a visit to northern England on Wednesday, King Charles III and his wife Queen Consort Camilla narrowly escaped being struck by eggs hurled at them, according to British TV footage.
While on a walkabout in York, the 73-year-old king and Camilla, 75, appeared to be the target of three eggs that fell nearby before they were escorted away by minders. The altercation was captured on camera, and a man was heard yelling “this country was established on the blood of slaves” and “not my king” before being apprehended by numerous police officers.
On November 9, 2022, as part of a two-day tour of Yorkshire, Britain’s King Charles III is shown a scaled-down duplicate of the statue of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, which he would later reveal in York Minster in northern England. (Image courtesy of Danny Lawson/POOL/AFP)
According to reporters on the scene, the protester also booed the royal couple before he seemed to throw the eggs at them.
On November 9, 2022, King Charles III of the United Kingdom unveiled a statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II at York Minster as part of his two-day visit to Yorkshire. – York Minster stonemason Richard Bossons created and sculpted the statue of Queen Elizabeth II, one of many initiatives resulting from the York Minster Neighbourhood Plan and supported by the York Minster Fund (YMF). (Image courtesy of AFP/Lindsey Parnaby)
As police seized the alleged offender, Charles and Camilla continued with a customary ceremony to formally welcome the sovereign to the city of York.
They were there to see the unveiling of a statue honoring Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth, in the ancient city, the first to be installed since her death on September 8.
