Egg protester utterly shameful to target King Charles at Micklegate Bar - Yorkshire Post Letters

It is the democratic right of all who live in this great nation of ours to be able to exercise the right to protest.

However, the scene at Micklegate Bar on Wednesday of eggs being thrown at The King appals and saddens me.

Fortunately, the person responsible for this mindless act was swiftly apprehended and arrested and, I hope, will receive whatever is the maximum punishment possible.

Protest by all means but, do it responsibly if you must.

Meanwhile, amid all of this His Majesty and Queen Consort and Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire maintained their dignity throughout - as one would expect.

And the bodyguards and officials as well as those gathered in close proximity and in direct line of fire of these missiles carried on with the business of ensuring The King's walkabout continued without further ado.

It is utterly shameful that a person or persons stoop to such levels in the name of ‘protesting’ and, as such, deserve no place in any society.

As for the eggs - we need no reminder that are currently living in and dealing with an economic and cost of living crisis and those eggs thrown at our Monarch today would have provided a much needed meal for someone faced with the poverty of being unable to afford the cost of one egg let alone the five hurled at His Majesty.