British Royals Attacked by Protesting Students

December 9, 2010 Updated: October 1, 2015
Protesters stand around a fire in Oxford Circus during demonstrations against an increase in fees, in central London, on Dec. 9, 2010.  (Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images)
Protesters stand around a fire in Oxford Circus during demonstrations against an increase in fees, in central London, on Dec. 9, 2010. (Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images)

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were attacked in their car by protesting students in London on Thursday.

Students took to the streets to protest after Parliament voted in favor of raising university tuition fees to $14,000 per year.

According to London’s metropolitan police the royals were unhurt.

The BBC reports that a window of the car was cracked and sprayed with paint. Twenty-two students were arrested in the incident, mainly on charges of violent disorder. Some of the students were arrested on charges of attacking police officers. “Police completely condemn the outrageous and increasing levels of violence that some of the protesters are now involved in,” read a police statement.

Students have held several protests over the past weeks in the runup to the parliamentary vote on the tuition fee hikes.