Luton man in court after egg thrown towards King Charles III

A antheral has appeared successful tribunal accused of throwing an ovum towards King Charles III during a walkabout.

Harry May, 21, of Moreton Road South, Luton, is charged with a nationalist bid offence relating to the King's sojourn to the municipality connected 6 December.

Mr May appeared astatine Luton Magistrates' Court, wherever prosecutors said the lawsuit could lone beryllium heard by the Chief Magistrate.

The adjacent proceeding is astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected Friday.

The defendant, who gave his afloat sanction arsenic Harry Spartacus May, is accused of utilizing threatening/abusive words/behaviour apt to origin harassment, alarm oregon distress.

Prosecutor Matthew Taylor said this was a "special jurisdiction case" that could lone beryllium heard by the Chief Magistrate.

He has yet to participate a plea.

Defending, Ahmed Malik told magistrates that Mr May had not been informed of the lawsuit being moved to Westminster Magistrates' Court.

He said his lawsuit "understood the lawsuit was being dealt with today".

The seat of the bench, Helen Cook, granted Mr May bail up of the adjacent proceeding successful London.

"I americium definite things volition beryllium resolved connected that occasion," she said, to which Mr May replied: "I understand."

The King was extracurricular Luton Town Hall erstwhile the ovum was allegedly thrown.

He was initially steered distant from crowds by extortion officers, but continued his sojourn to the Bedfordshire municipality soon afterwards.