![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/king-charles-egg-thrower-revealed-as-climate-protester/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_EuR1x5oXcAcsbmD.jpg&description=Patrick Thelwell, an Extinction Rebellion activist, was wrestled to the ground by four police officers after eggs were pelted towards King Charles and Camilla in York todayPatrick Thelwell is an Extinction Rebellion activist, according to his online blog The man who threw eggs at King Charles and the Queen Consort has been revealed as a climate protester. But Patrick Thelwell appeared to be campaigning about a different theme when he launched his barrage at the royal couple during their walkabout in York today. As he was wrestled to the ground by four police officers, Thelwell shouted: "This country was built on the blood of slaves." North Yorkshire Police confirmed a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. The monarch continued shaking hands with a member of the public as the eggs flew in his direction, pausing briefly to look at the shells cracked on the ground. According to his online blog, Thelwell is an Extinction Rebellion activist who stood as a Green Party candidate for York City Council. In 2015 he campaigned to oust Tory MP Esther McVey from her seat on Merseyside due to her views on benefits. He once stood as a Green Party candidate for York City Council Thelwell also takes a keen interest in gardening He also takes a keen interest in gardening, acting as president of the Gardening Society at the University of York, where he is planning to study a PhD in Interdisciplinary Global Development. In a biography section of his website, he writes: "It took until my second year of university to truly make the link between the social values that I was so passionate about, and the overwhelming threat of climate breakdown. "It is the world's poorest and most vulnerable who will be systemically killed by rising sea levels, heat waves, drought, extreme weather events, food shortages and the collapse of global infrastructure." Thelwell has been arrested several times and convicted once with Extinction Rebellion for obstructing a highway aft){kind=link}
Patrick Thelwell, an Extinction Rebellion activist, was wrestled to the ground by four police officers after eggs were pelted towards King Charles and Camilla in York today
The man who threw eggs at King Charles and the Queen Consort has been revealed as a climate protester.
But Patrick Thelwell appeared to be campaigning about a different theme when he launched his barrage at the royal couple during their walkabout in York today.
As he was wrestled to the ground by four police officers, Thelwell shouted: “This country was built on the blood of slaves.”
North Yorkshire Police confirmed a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence.