A 21-year-old was fined £100 ($122) for throwing an egg in December in the direction of King Charles III during a visit to Luton in north London, which the young man considered to be “lack of taste.”
Harry Spartacus May, accused of public disorder, pleaded guilty at the Westminster Magistrates Court in London to the acts he was accused of having committed, reports Al-Rai daily quoting AFP.
The public prosecutor confirmed during the hearing that Harry explained the reason for his behavior to the police officers who stopped and questioned him, telling them that the king’s visit to the “poor” city of Luton, north of London, on December 6, involved “a lack of taste” on his part.
The judge replied, “You targeted someone, whatever your motives.” The young man, who was present at the hearing, did not show any specific reaction when the acts of which he was accused were recited.
His defense attorney stated that he was “very remorseful” for what he had done. In addition to the fine, Harry May will have to pay £85 in court costs.
Charles III was visiting Luton to meet city officials and charities and visit a new Sikh temple.
In early November, a twenty-three-year-old man was arrested in York, in the north of England, after he threw eggs at the new king, while the latter was walking and shaking hands with those in the city center, accompanied by his wife, Camilla.
He is scheduled to appear before a York court on January 20 on charges of “threatening behavior”.
“This country was built with the blood of slaves,” the young man chanted, before the police stopped him, at a time when calls are mounting to review the country’s colonial past.
The suspect was later released on bail.
