King Charles IIIshowed his unflappable side when eggs were thrown at him and his wifeQueen Camillaon Wednesday.
The King, 73, appeared unfazed as several eggs came within a few inches of the couple while they were on a walkabout in York. The couple was at the Micklegate Bar, a historic gateway in the northern English city where the monarch traditionally enters, when the eggs were thrown.
King Charles was seenon video looking downas one egg whizzed past his face and splattered on the ground. Queen Camilla, 75, turned toward the direction of the egg thrower and briefly looked concerned. Charles continued with the conversation he was having before he and his wife turned and walked towards the crowd to continue their walkabout.
The King’s personal protection officers formed a close shield behind him, and the crowd reacted with cries of “God save the King” and “hip, hip hooray.”
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Queen Camilla and King Charles.Tim Rooke/Shutterstock
“About five eggs he’d managed to send,” witness Kim Oldfieldtold the BBC. “Camilla sort of flinched a little bit when the booing started, but [police] quelled it really quickly. Just a shame they spoilt what was a lovely moment.”
King Charles.JAMES GLOSSOP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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King Charles and Queen Camilla are in York for a two-day visit to the county in the north of England. On Wednesday, they will unveil a statue dedicated to Charles' late mother,Queen Elizabeth, at York Minster. It will be the first statue to be installed since the historic monarch’s death in September.
Egg thrown at King Charles.JAMES GLOSSOP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
In a speech, King Charles said, “My wife and I are deeply touched to have been asked to unveil this statue to my beloved mother.”
“When this statue was first planned five years ago, during a reign of unprecedented duration and achievement, it was intended as a celebration of the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee,” he explained. “Now, as we have witnessed, with great sadness, the passing of that reign, it is unveiled in her memory, as a tribute to a life of extraordinary service and devotion.”
He added, “The late Queen was always vigilant for the welfare of her people during her life. Now, her image will watch over what will becomeQueen ElizabethSquare, for centuries to come — a constant example of the duty and care for others, and for our community, which is the calling and the duty we all share.”
Charles and Camilla also met Jason, a visually impaired boy who got to hold the couple’s hands.
The City of York Council wrote on Twitter, “Jason said it he felt ‘calm, happy and excited’ and got to hold their hands.”
Both King Charles and Queen Camilla accessorized withpoppy pinsduring their outing. Each November, the red poppy pins become a key piece of the royal family’s wardrobe. Thepoppyhas been used since 1921 to commemorate military members who have died in wars. The red flower is primarily associated with the U.K. and Commonwealth countries for Remembrance Day on November 11.
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.
source: people.com
