Europe1 .fr with AFP 2 p.m., January 13, 2023

A month after King Charles III's visit to Luton following his enthronement to the British throne, the egg thrower was convicted by Westminster Court in London.

The 21-year-old will have to pay a fine of 100 pounds sterling, or around 112 euros.

The image had gone around the world, highlighting the lack of popularity of the son of Elizabeth II.

A 21-year-old man was fined Friday 100 pounds (about 112 euros) for having thrown an egg in December in the direction of King Charles III during a trip he considered "in bad taste".

Before the Westminster Court in London, Harry Spartacus May, accused of breach of public order, had pleaded guilty to the acts of which he was accused.

During the hearing, the prosecutor claimed he explained his act to the officers who arrested and questioned him, saying the monarch's visit to the 'poor town' of Luton, north London, on December 6 was, he said, "in bad taste".

"You targeted someone. Your motives don't matter," retorted the judge.

Present at the hearing, the young man who wore glasses and a navy blue jacket did not show any particular emotion on reading the facts with which he was charged.

According to his lawyer, he "deeply regrets" his gesture.

In addition to the fine, Harry May will have to pay 85 pounds in court costs.

During this visit to Luton, Charles III had met with town officials, charities and visited a new Sikh temple.

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The question of the popularity of King Charles III 

In early November, a 23-year-old man had already been arrested in York, in the North of England, after throwing eggs in the direction of the new sovereign, while he was walking and shaking hands in the city center in company of his wife Camilla.

Charged with "threatening behaviour", he is due to appear on January 20 in a court in York.

"This country was built with the blood of slaves", he would have shouted before being arrested by several police officers, at a time when the United Kingdom is increasingly confronted with its slavery and colonialist past.

The suspect was later released on bail.

Arrived on the throne in September after the death of Elizabeth II, Charles III is much less popular than his mother and sees the beginning of his reign shaken by the publication of the explosive memoirs of his son Harry.