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London: Demonstrators boo King Charles

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London: Demonstrators boo King Charles

her police Scotland announced that he had made three arrests in Edinburgh for disturbing the peace yesterday and today while transporting her body Queen Elizabeth from Holyroodhouse Palace to the City Cathedral.

A 22-year-old woman who was seen holding an anti-monarchist banner and a 74-year-old man were arrested in separate incidents on Sunday. Today, a 22-year-old man was arrested while marching on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh’s main street.

Previously, footage from the procession followed by King Charles and his siblings showed a man taunting Prince Andrew until someone else pulled him out of the crowd and police intervened to remove him.

London: Protesters boo Charles

In the morning, two anti-monarchy protesters booed Charles as he made his way to Parliament. Protesters stood on the pavement opposite Westminster with signs saying “You’re not my king”, “Abolish the monarchy” and “End feudalism”. One of them approached the fence of the parliament, but was detained by the police, according to the Evening Standard newspaper.

“This is a political space, this is a political day,” one protester told AFP on condition of anonymity. “Parliament accepts Charles Windsor as the new head of state without the right to vote of the people. He is king without consent, it’s not fair. We don’t know what he does, but his salary is £24 million a year. Why; For a greeting and a handshake,” he added.

Elizabeth’s death has caused a stir in the UK and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in a public procession to her body later in the week in London. However, some dissent was also heard, mostly condemning the colonial legacy of the British monarchy. More than 6 in 10 Britons (62%) want the country to remain a monarchy, and only 22% want an elected head of state, according to a June poll to mark Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee.

Source: APE, AFP, Reuters.

Author: newsroom

Source: Kathimerini

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