Royal Fan Detained for 13 Hours After Being Mistaken for Protester

Woman, 36, was held in cell and had DNA and fingerprints taken

King Charles III and Queen Camilla travelling in the Gold State Coach, goes down The Mall during the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London, on May 6, 2023. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

A royal fan who was arrested and detained for 13 hours after being mistaken for a protester at the coronation has said the experience was “shocking.”

Alice Chambers, 36, said she took her place on The Mall in central London at around 7 a.m. on the Saturday and hoped to see King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they passed, but she was unaware she was standing near a group from Just Stop Oil.