While he was coming to inaugurate a statue of his mother Elizabeth II in the city of York, Charles III saw his visit disrupted by an individual determined to do battle with him. Shaking hands with the crowd who came to greet the new royal couple – Camilla Parker-Bowles, queen consort, was also present – the king was the target of egg throwing from a man present in the assembly. While he luckily failed to hit him in the face, one of the four projectiles managed to hit one of his shoes.
The police officers did not wait long before intervening and subduing the disruptor, visibly angry that “the country was built on the blood of slavesFar from Charles III the idea of cursing in public. The king continued shaking hands as if nothing had happened, ignoring with a royal class the incident that had just occurred. If the king abstained from any reaction, the supporters present on the spot and witnesses of the scene took it upon themselves to defend him.You should be ashamed“, could be heard in the crowd according to the British media before resounding several God Save the Kingnational anthem.