Protester detained over royal egging
<p dir="ltr">A protester has been arrested after throwing eggs at King Charles III and Camilla during their royal visit in Yorkshire.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The second day of the couple’s royal tour saw them take part in a welcoming ceremony to the City of York on Wednesday, where they greeted well-wishers lining the streets.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But things took a turn when a protester hurled an egg at the king from among the crowd, which he appeared to turn his head to avoid before it splattered on the ground next to him.</p>
<p dir="ltr">When another three eggs were thrown, security stepped in and moved the King and Queen Consort back from the crowds.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">As police detained the protester, boos were heard among the crowd that seemed to be aimed at the egg-wielding man before chants of “God Save the King” broke out.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, King Charles and Camilla continued their walkabout on the other side of the street and made one young well-wisher very happy.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The couple greeted Jason, a young boy who is visually impaired, before each holding his hands and walking with him.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you to <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyalFamily</a> for their special meeting with young resident Jason who is visually impaired. He was thrilled to meet the King and Queen Consort today whilst they visited York. <a href="https://t.co/Vx8nol1mrH">pic.twitter.com/Vx8nol1mrH</a></p>
<p>— City of York Council (@CityofYork) <a href="https://twitter.com/CityofYork/status/1590323338756300800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p dir="ltr">Afterwards, the town clerk read the official declaration of welcome to the city before the couple left for York Minster, where Charles unveiled a statue of his late mother.</p>
<p dir="ltr">During his speech, the monarch said he was “deeply touched” to unveil the statue commemorating Queen Elizabeth II, adding that it will “watch what will become Queen Elizabeth Square”.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The statue, the first to be unveiled since the Queen’s death in September, was commissioned five years ago to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee this year.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">"Now, as we have witnessed, with great sadness, the passing of that reign, it is unveiled in her memory, as a tribute to a life of extraordinary service and devotion," King Charles said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He said the “symbolism of the statue, combining the signs of Church and of State, is perfectly suited to its place on the West Front of this glorious building”.</p>
<p dir="ltr">His and Camilla’s tour of the city comes ten years after the last royal visit, when Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip entered the city to attend the Maundy Service at York Minster.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Getty Images</em></p>
