Student, 23, charged after eggs thrown at King Charles in York

A antheral has been charged aft eggs were allegedly thrown astatine the King and the Queen Consort during a sojourn to York.

University of York pupil Patrick Thelwell, 23, volition look astatine York Magistrates' Court connected 20 January charged with a nationalist bid offence pursuing the incidental successful November.

A fig successful the assemblage appeared to propulsion 4 eggs arsenic the royal mates arrived to unveil a statue successful honour of the precocious Queen astatine York Minster.

The incidental occurred connected the 2nd time of an authoritative royal sojourn to Yorkshire, during which the King and Camilla aboriginal travelled to Doncaster.

The King continued shaking hands with a subordinate of the nationalist arsenic the eggs flew successful his direction, pausing concisely to look astatine the shells cracked connected the ground.

He was ushered distant by security, alongside Camilla, soon after.

Police officers were past seen restraining a antheral connected the crushed down impermanent fencing acceptable up for the royal visit.

People successful the assemblage started chanting "God prevention the King" and "shame connected you" aft the eggs were thrown.

Announcing the charges successful Mr Thelwell's case, Nick Price, caput of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: "The CPS has authorised North Yorkshire constabulary to complaint Patrick Thelwell with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.

"This follows an probe by constabulary into an incidental successful which eggs were thrown astatine HM The King successful York connected November 9 2022."

The CPS added that Mr Thelwell has the close to a just trial.

A 28-year-old man, who has not been named, was charged with a nationalist bid offence, and bailed to look astatine Luton Magistrates' Court adjacent month.