![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/dianas-bodyguard-surprised-man-who-pelted-charles-with-eggs-not-seen-sooner/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_BRITAIN-ROYALS-KING-YORKSHIRE.jpg&description=Princess Diana's bodyguard Ken Wharfe said he was "surprised" protester Patrick Thelwell wasn't seen sooner by the security accompanying King Charles and CamillaKing Charles reacts after the eggs were thrown at him and CamillaPrincess Diana's bodyguard said he was "surprised" the man who pelted King Charles and Camilla with eggs was not spotted sooner. Ken Wharfe added he would also have liked to have seen the royal couple moved from the scene quicker than they were. However, a lip reader has explained to the Mirror why the situation may have been dealt with in the way it was. Protester Patrick Thelwell was tackled to the ground by police after targeting the monarch and his wife during a walkabout in York today. The 23-year-old Extinction Rebellion activist was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. He was initially heard booing as the royals approached crowds at Micklegate Bar, the traditional entrance into the city. As police hauled him away he shouted: "This country was built on the blood of slaves!" Patrick Thelwell has been revealed as the protester who threw the eggs ( PA) He is an activist for Extinction Rebellion Mr Wharfe, the late Princess of Wales' bodyguard, told MailOnline : "There's always a risk involved with public walkabouts and it's impossible to check everyone in the crowd. "Ordinarily on a walkabout you'd have somebody behind the crowd following the King and the protection detail so I'm surprised it wasn't picked up earlier. "And having looked at the clips I would have personally liked to have seen the King and Queen Consort moved away quicker." Ken Wharfe, Princess Diana's former bodyguard ( Mark Large/ANL/REX/Shutterstock) Mr Wharfe added that it is hard to know what is going to happen next in such situations or "what people's intentions are". He said the pelting could have been a decoy and it's "important to get them away as soon as possible". However, Mr Wharfe recognised the incident in the end wasn't life threatening and likely wo){kind=link}
Princess Diana’s bodyguard Ken Wharfe said he was “surprised” protester Patrick Thelwell wasn’t seen sooner by the security accompanying King Charles and Camilla
Princess Diana’s bodyguard said he was “surprised” the man who pelted King Charles and Camilla with eggs was not spotted sooner.
Ken Wharfe added he would also have liked to have seen the royal couple moved from the scene quicker than they were.
However, a lip reader has explained to the Mirror why the situation may have been dealt with in the way it was.
Protester Patrick Thelwell was tackled to the ground by police after targeting the monarch and his wife during a walkabout in York today.