British police announced on Monday that they have charged a 23-year-old man with "threatening behavior" suspected of throwing several eggs at King Charles III during a trip to northern England, narrowly missing the sovereign. .
Patrick Thelwell will appear on Tuesday in court in York, the city where the facts took place on November 9, to be formally notified of the charges, said the local police and the prosecution in separate press releases.
He faces up to six months in prison.
As the king and his wife shook hands, cheered by British people who came to greet them, Patrick Thelwell had thrown several eggs in the direction of Charles, narrowly missing him.
The press then presented him as a student and environmental activist and claimed that he had shouted anti-monarchist slogans and that the United Kingdom was "built with the blood of slaves" before his arrest.
Another Egg Throw Attempt
On December 6, a 28-year-old man was briefly arrested for also trying to throw an egg at the 73-year-old new ruler while on the move in the town of Luton, north London.
He was charged with disturbing public order.
The monarchy remains immensely popular in the United Kingdom but royalty is going through a turbulent period three months after the death of Elizabeth II and the accession to the throne of Charles.
In a documentary on Netflix, the youngest son of Charles, Harry, and his wife Meghan, indeed settle their accounts with the royal family which they left with a bang in 2020.
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