King Charles Heckled While Greeting Mourners: ‘While We Struggle to Heat Our Homes, We Have to Pay for Your Parade’

Zachary LeemanSep 17th, 2022, 10:37 am
 
King Charles Heckled While Visiting Mourners

Screenshot via Sky News

King Charles III was heckled while greeting crowds during a Friday visit to Cardiff, with the protester declaring the newly-appointed king “not my king” directly to the new monarch.

While King Charles was shaking the hands of supporters in the Wales capital mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a bearded man in the crowd yelled, “While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade.”

King Charles simply responded with a grunt and moved on to others in the crowd while the man continued his heckling.

“The taxpayer pays $100 million for you. And what for?” the man said as King Charles was handed flowers by one supporter and a man who appears to be a bodyguard stood between the king and the man.

As King Charles continued greeting people, the protester yelled, “Not my king!”

The widely-shared moment was shared by Sky News and other UK outlets on social media.

Many have waited in massive queues to pay their respects to the queen ahead of her September 19 funeral, but King Charles has been met with some protests. Anti-monarchy demonstrators booed the king during his visit to Wales, on top of the heckler captured on camera.

During King Charles’ visit to Cardiff Castle, protesters could be seen holding signs with messages like “Abolish the monarchy” and “Democracy now,” according to Newsweek.

Some protesters could be heard booing the king as he arrived, though they are also mixed in with plenty of cheers from gathered crowds.

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Zachary Leeman covered pop culture and politics at outlets such as Breitbart, LifeZette, BizPac Review, HollywoodinToto, and others. He is the author of the novel Nigh. He joined Mediaite in 2022.