Global Courant 2023-04-14 20:33:32
LONDON –
A 23-year-old man was found guilty of threatening behavior on Friday after throwing at least five eggs at King Charles III when the monarch visited York in northern England in November, prosecutors said.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Patrick Thelwell was sentenced to 12 months community service with “100 hours unpaid work” following his conviction following a trial at York Magistrates’ Court.
“Thelwell showed no remorse following his arrest and continued to reinforce his intention to hit HM (His Majesty) the King with the eggs,” Nick Price, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said in a statement.
“This threatening behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
Last year, images posted on social media showed eggs flying past the British monarch and his wife and falling to the ground as they arrived for a traditional ceremony in York.
The CPS said that while Thelwell waited for the police van to arrive, he was asked by a member of the public if he had thrown “something”, to which Thelwell replied, “I threw eggs at him because he deserves to.”
Charles, who ascended the throne in September following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth, will be crowned king on May 6 at the coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London.
Reporting by Farouq Suleiman, edited by Alistair Smout
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