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King Charles and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, narrowly escaped being hit with eggs during a visit to York in northern England on Wednesday.
The 73-year-old monarch was meeting fans on a walkabout when three eggs were lobbed at him by an eco-activist who was heard shouting, “This country was built on the blood of slaves” and “Not my king” before he was detained by police.
Charles and Camilla stuck to the royal motto of "keep calm and carry on" as they appeared relatively unflustered by the incident.
The patriotic crowd jumped to their defence though by chanting “God save the King” and “Shame on you,” at the protester. The young man was later identified as Patrick Thelwell, who once stood as a Green Party candidate.
The royal couple were in the city to attend the blessing and unveiling of a statue of Charles’ mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, the first to be installed since her death on 8 September.
Princess Diana’s former bodyguard, Ken Wharfe, expressed his surprise that the royals' security detail didn't spot the man earlier and get Charles and Camilla out the way sooner.
“Ordinarily on a walkabout you'd have somebody behind the crowd following the king and the protection detail so I'm surprised it wasn't picked up earlier.
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“And having looked at the clips I would've personally liked to have seen the king and queen consort moved away quicker.
“You never know what's likely to follow or what people's intentions are. It could've been a decoy, for example, so it's important to get them away as soon as possible.
“This clearly wasn't life-threatening and it wouldn't have phased the king - I'm sure he would've cracked a joke about it.
Sources: enca.com, dailymail.co.uk
