Supporters of Republic, a group founded in 1983 that campaigns for an elected head of state, are planning their biggest ever protest when King Charles III is crowned in a lavish ceremony next week.
LONDON, United Kingdom – When King Charles III is crowned in a lavish ceremony next week, Britain’s main anti-monarchist movement will gather along the procession route next to a statue of Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649, leading to a short-lived republic.
When the newly crowned king passes in his gold coach, through streets lined with tens of thousands of well-wishers, they plan to boo loudly and chant “not my king”. “I think the monarchy is in a lot of trouble because they have lost their star player, support is clearly going down, interest is going down and that is a big problem for them,” Smith told Reuters.
Anti-monarchy protests are relatively small, and polls show the majority of Britons still want a royal family. “Making radical change to how Britain’s political system works is always really quite difficult,” he said.
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