Thousands of anti-monarchy protesters gathered around the country on Thursday but some in Melbourne have embarrassingly smeared the wrong coat of arms with red paint.
Around the country in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide thousands of anti-monarchy protesters gathered during the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.Others dipped their hands in red paint to symbolise blood and wiped marks on buildings to represent the harm suffered by Aboriginals from British colonialism.
Fake blood was smeared across the Portuguese coat of arms outside the British Consulate by anti-monarchy protesters. Picture: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty ImagesSeveral members of the public including Liberal MP and monarchist Tim Smith were quick to point out the embarrassing mistake. “It wasn't the British Coat of Arms insulted yesterday, but Portugal's historic one. Protesters either need to do some homework, or tell us why they hate Portugal,” a second person pointed out.