YORK, ENGLAND: A British university student who was arrested for throwing eggs at King Charles III has been banned from carrying eggs in public as part of his bail conditions.
Patrick Thelwell, hurled eggs at the King and his wife when the royal couple was on a visit to northern England, according to a viral video circulating on social media. The 73-year-old king and the 75-year-old queen narrowly avoided being hit by the eggs which landed close to them during a walkabout in York.
The monarch couple was escorted away by minders immediately after the incident. Police detained Thelwell, a 23-year-old university student and activist, from the crowd who was heard shouting “this country was built on the blood of slaves” and “not my king” before being restrained by authorities.
Reportedly, the protestor also booed the royal couple before hurling the eggs at them. Thelwell, a York University student and environmental activist who opposes the monarchy, said he has received death threats following the incident.
