King Charles III and his wife Camilla, Queen Consort narrowly avoided being hit with eggs thrown at them during a visit to northern England on Wednesday, British media footage showed.
King Charles III reacts after an egg was thrown in his direction during a ceremony at Micklegate Bar in York, northern England on November 9, 2022 as part of a two-day tour of Yorkshire. James Glossop/ Pool/ AFP
The protester also booed the royal couple before he appeared to lob the eggs at them, according to reporters present. UK media named him as a former Green Party candidate and activist with the Extinction Rebellion environmental protest group.The royals were in York to attend the unveiling of a statue of Charles's mother Queen Elizabeth II, the first to be installed since her death on September 8.
During a tour of the Caribbean by the king's eldest son Prince William earlier this year, he faced protests about past royal links to slavery, demands for reparations and growing republican sentiment.
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