Three activists from the group Animal Rising were charged on Monday with stealing three lambs from the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, which belonged to King Charles III, in May. belonged, local police said.
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“Three women have been charged with multiple thefts and animal welfare violations,” Norfolk Police said in a statement.
The three activists, aged 23 to 34, have been released on bail and will appear in court on September 28.
On May 24, the group Animal Rising claimed in a video showing three women walking in a field that they were behind the theft to denounce the breeding of animals for food.
The Sandringham estate, which encompasses thousands of acres of woodland, crops and gardens, has belonged to the royal family for several generations and was ruled by Charles III. inherited after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.