Police Charge Man Who Throws Egg On Prince Charles

23-year-old man from York in the north of England was charged with ‘threatening behavior’ on Monday following the accession of King Charles III to the throne. He had several eggs thrown at him during a visit to the city last month.

Patrick Selwell is scheduled to appear in York Magistrate’s Court on January 20 next year, the Crown Prosecutor’s Office (CPS) said following an investigation into the November 9 case.

If convicted, he faces up to six months in prison, according to prison guidelines.

Selwell was arrested on suspicion of misconduct and released the same day, police said at the time, after several eggs landed near the monarch as he was patrolling central York. .

The college student was released on bail, but part of his temporary release condition was that he was not allowed to carry eggs in public except for grocery shopping. “CPS has authorized North Yorkshire Police to prosecute Patrick Selwell for threatening conduct in violation of Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986,” said Nick Price, CPS Special Crime and Counter-Terrorism Officer.

“This follows a police investigation into an incident in which an egg was thrown at the King HM (Her Majesty) in York on 9 November 2022.”

He noted that Selwell has a “right to a fair trial” and that there are limits to what he can report in an ongoing UK criminal case.

“It is very important that there are no online reports, comments, or sharing of information that could affect this process in any way,” CPS said.

Police in Bedfordshire in the south of England announced earlier this month that they had charged a 28-year-old man with disorderly conduct after Charles had eggs thrown at him while he was walking in the town of Luton, north of London.

He was released on bail and will appear in court on January 9. Charles, 74, became king after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September. She was buried after her state funeral and her 10-day state funeral.

However, there were some protests against the hereditary principles of the monarchy that Charles took over as head of state.