By Tony O’Reilly-
Antimonarchy protesters booed the moment King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey, before launching into a chant of “not my king”
The vocal booing was a slight slight stain on the big historical occasion, a confirmation that the quite enjoyment of those who came to celebrate the big event.
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Claire Coleman, tutor and researcher, told The Eye Of Media.Com: ”protesters really should not have been allowed to obstruct an occasion as big as the King’s Coronation. Standing with placards is within the rights of free speech, although protesters should be given their spot a distance way from the ceremony. When they start booing, it really becomes disruptive.
Once protesters begin to disrupt the quite enjoyment of others, they are becoming a nuisance and out to ruin the occasion for others.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were also later cheered by a crowd as they appeared on the balcony at Buckingham Palace. They were joined by page boys including Prince George, and two of Camilla’s ladies-in-waiting.
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Other members of the royal family joined the couple, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children.
In an archaic ritual typical of monumental events like this, the king was anointed with holy oil and swore the oath of kings, before the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, placed St Edward’s Crown on his head, to a cry of “God Save the King!”
Group director Harry Stratton, who witnessed the arrest of his six colleagues, denied any megaphones or locking chains were being carried or seized, and that they hadn’t broken any rules laid out by the force in a series of meetings – which included not mentioning Prince Andrew and the sex claims against him, which he denies.
Mr Stratton accused police of ‘intentionally picking them out’, while another campaigner claimed straps holding their placard.
In front of 2,300 guests including more than 100 heads of state, the king also vowed to maintain the Protestant religion in the United Kingdom, and to preserve the rights of the Church of England, as set out in an act of Parliament
The booing followed the arrest of a man with an unused megaphone has been arrested in St James’s Park, with police claiming it could “scare the horses”..
Also arrested in the hours leading up to the King’s coronation, with members of Just Stop Oil (JSO), Animal Rising (AR) and Republic being arrested. Human rights organisations have accused officers of being heavy-handed in their approach and one campaign group called it a “totalitarian crackdown”.
JSO claims they 20 members have been arrested merely for “wearing t-shirts” and disputes claims they had planned to jump the barrier.
AR said a number of their supporters were also arrested this morning whilst at a nonviolence training, miles away from the coronation. The group has confirmed on multiple occasions that it would not target the day’s events.
Nathan McGovern, a spokesperson for the AR, said: “This is nothing short of a totalitarian crackdown on free speech and all forms of dissent. Just Stop Oil, Republic, and Animal Rising have experienced the true character of this Government’s attitude towards peaceful protest today.
“We are sleepwalking into fascism and it is every single person’s responsibility to stand up and say ‘no more’.”
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