Harry May, 21, threw object because he believed monarch’s visit to ‘poor area’ was in ‘bad taste’, court hears
Photograph: Victoria Jones/PAPhotograph: Victoria Jones/PAA 21-year-old man has admitted throwing an egg towards King Charles during a walkabout inHarry May pleaded guilty at Westminster magistrates court in London on Friday to a public order offence relating to the incident on 6 December.
Jason Seetal, prosecuting, said police had detained May after seeing him hurl a projectile towards the king that landed near the monarch, who was speaking with members of the public at the time. Seetal said that when interviewed by officers, May told them he had thrown the egg “because he believed the king visiting a town like Luton, which is a deprived and poor area, was in bad taste and he wanted to make a point of this”.
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