Police has arrested the leader of anti-monarchy group Republic, with fifty one others at King Charles’s coronation, saying their duty to prevent disruption outweighed the right to protest.
Hundreds of yellow-clad demonstrators gathered among the ten-deep crowds lining the procession route in central London to stand out from those clad in red, white and blue, and to hold up signs, saying “Not My King”.
Republic said its leader, Graham Smith had been detained before the procession began and photos circulated on social media showing police officers seizing demonstrators’ placards.
London Metropolitan police, commander Karen Findlay said, over the past twenty four hours there has been a significant police operation, after the police received information protesters were determined to disrupt the Coronation procession.
