A young man accused of planting an egg in the direction of King Charles III in north London in December. appeared before British justice on Monday and was charged with breach of public order.
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Harry Spartacus, May 21, is accused of throwing an egg at the monarch on December 6. Charles III, 74, was in Luton at the time to meet with city officials and charities and to visit a new Sikh temple.
A second hearing is scheduled for Friday after a first hearing at Luton District Court on Monday, the BBC reported.
The young man has not yet pleaded guilty or not guilty but is accused of using words or engaging in threatening or abusive behavior.
In early November, a 23-year-old man was arrested in York, northern England, after he threw eggs at the new ruler as he walked through the city center accompanied by his wife Camilla and shook his hand.
Charged with ‘threatening conduct’, he is due to appear in a York court on January 20.
“This country was built on the blood of slaves,” he would have shouted before being arrested by several police officers at a time when the country is increasingly confronted with its slave and colonial past. The suspect was later released on bail.
Coming to the throne in September after the death of Elizabeth II, Charles III. much less popular than his mother.