Moment King Charles and Queen Consort are pelted with eggs by protester in York: Man in the crowd shouting ‘this country was built on blood of slavery’ is arrested by police after targeting royal couple during walkabout

• Couple were being welcomed to York by city leaders when man threw three eggs at them, all of which missed
• Protester shouted ‘this country was built on the blood of slaves’ as he was being bundled to ground by police
• Other people in the crowd started chanting ‘God save the King’ and ‘shame on you’ as the man was led away 
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A lone protester was arrested by police today after throwing eggs at King Charles and the Queen Consort during a walkabout in York. 

The royal couple were being welcomed to York by city leaders when the man launched the volley of eggs, all of which missed before the pair were ushered away. 

The protester shouted ‘this country was built on the blood of slaves’ as he was being bundled to the ground by four police officers. 

Angry onlookers started chanting ‘God save the King’ and ‘shame on you’ at the protester.  

As police were detaining the man, Charles continued with a traditional ceremony which sees the sovereign officially welcomed to the city of York by the Lord Mayor.

It was last carried out by his mother, the Queen, in 2012. The King then appeared unfazed as he did a walkabout and greeted some of the crowds.  

 Charles and Camilla are visiting Yorkshire to carry out a number of engagements. They were in York to attend the unveiling of a statue of Queen Elizabeth II, the first to be installed since her death.   

King Charles and the Queen Consort were being welcomed to York by city leaders when the man threw three eggs at them, all of which missed (this image shows one of the eggs on the ground) 

The protester shouted ‘this country was built on the blood of slaves’ before he was carried away by police into a waiting van 

As police were detaining the man, Charles continued with a traditional ceremony which sees the sovereign officially welcomed to the city of York by the Lord Mayor

Police move into the crowd to grab the man after he was spotted throwing eggs today on Micklegate Bar in York  

Officers  hold the man on the ground following today’s incident, which took place as the King was being welcomed by city leaders 

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