Anti-Monarchy Protester Arrested During King’s Proclamation in Edinburgh Now Charged

An Accession Proclamation Ceremony publicly proclaiming King Charles III as the new monarch at Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, on Sept. 11, 2022. Jane Barlow/PA Media

A woman who held an “abolish monarchy” sign at a proclamation ceremony for King Charles III has been charged in connection with a breach of the peace, according to police.

The unnamed woman was detained outside St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, ahead of the Accession Proclamation of the King in Edinburgh on Sunday.

Anti-Monarchy Protester

On Sunday, thousands of people lined the Royal Mile near Edinburgh Castle throughout the day, either to hear the king’s accession proclamation being read out shortly after noon, or to pay respect to Queen Elizabeth II when the hearse carrying her coffin arrived after 4 p.m.