This incident occurred during King Charles III's visit to York, to inaugurate the statue of Queen Elizabeth II, and to meet with some local events.
And according to the custom, while the king went to shake hands with some of the people lining the sides of the road, and to take pictures with them, he was surprised that 3 eggs were thrown at him and the owners chanted, "The United Kingdom was built with the blood of slaves."
But what is remarkable is the reaction of King Charles III, who acted very calmly and did not move, and only looked at the eggs that fell at his feet, without any angry reaction from him.
The police arrested the activist who targeted the king with eggs, and it turned out to be Patrick Thelwell, a climate activist and former Green Party candidate for York.
During his arrest, Patrick spoke to the cameras about why the king was targeted with eggs, saying, "I am with all the victims of slavery, colonialism and imperialism... Those eggs are the only justice these people will receive... It's for all the people who died so that this man could wear the crown."
And since in the Western democracies the people, if they come across the country's ruler in the street, can not chant him with "soul and blood", and are completely free to chant against him without being subjected to violence or arrest, the maximum penalty that Patrick may face is a fine of a thousand pounds sterling.
It is noteworthy that King Charles III had raised eyebrows with his very calm reaction, when he was subjected to an assassination attempt by shooting during a public event in 1994, and he was then Crown Prince, and he did not show any anger or fear from him.
It should also be noted that Queen Elizabeth II was targeted with eggs in 2002 and the egg hit her car, and many world leaders received eggs as a form of protest and opposition.
King Charles’s calm reaction recently drew the attention of activists on social media, and the Networks program (10/11/2022) monitored the interaction of some of these tweets, including a tweet by activist Asaad Ali, who commented, “If this happened in an Arab or Islamic country, they would all be now.” In news, it was forbidden to hold a funeral ceremony for them.”
Muhammad Al-Sakiti also tweeted, "A strong reaction from him, without fear or hesitation, to complete the reception."
As for the activist Mada, she said, "Ethics is lacking in all respects, unfortunately. In the end, this is a king, whether he is loved or not. The head of the family has his respect, how if he was a king. Frightening morals."