The director of the anti-monarchist group ‘Republic’, Graham Smith, and other organizers of a protest against the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, ended up arrested.
Videos showing the arrests spread on social media, building on some mainstream media coverage that exposed those episodes.
The focus of attention was on the figure of Charles III, who was officially crowned King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland this Saturday in a ceremony full of historical details at Westminster Abbey.
More than 2,000 guests participated, including political leaders, representatives of civil society and various royal houses.
In this context, there were different demonstrations to reject the monarchical system. under the slogan “NotMyKing” (not my king). The ‘Republic’ organization seeks to replace the monarch with an elected head of state.