A young British man is fined just over 100 euros for throwing eggs at King Carlos III

Jan. 13 () –

Harry May, a 21-year-old British man, has been fined this Friday 100 pounds (about 112 euros), plus the payment of another 85 pounds (95 euros) to face legal costs, for throwing eggs at the king in December Charles III.

A London court has charged May, who has pleaded guilty, with a public order offense during Charles III’s visit to the southern English town of Bedfordshire on December 6, when he threw eggs at him as he left. of Luton City Council.

The monarch was shaking hands with a lively crowd that came to greet him despite the cold, when the eggs flew over the area. None of them hit achieved their goal. Carlos III was removed from the place, but I continue to be feted by his British subjects.

The security services managed to arrest May as soon as he had thrown the first egg, although he had more in his pocket and with the intention of throwing it, as he admitted when he was searched.

During his arrest, May justified the launch due to the “bad taste” that Carlos III had shown when going to a “poor and disadvantaged area” and for this reason he wanted to “make it clear to him”, according to Sky News.

May’s lawyer, Alex Benn, has stressed in court that he is a young man who “cares deeply for his community” but is “deeply sorry” for what he did. Along these lines, Judge Paul Goldspring has reminded him that the way to resolve differences with someone is not by launching “projectiles.”

This is the second time the new British monarch has faced such a situation, after a 23-year-old student was arrested in November after throwing eggs at him and Queen Camilla when they visited York City to unveil a statue. in honor of the late Queen Elizabeth II.