Moment Royal fans turn out to support King Charles as streets lined by anti-monarchy mob
Republic campaigners were met with fury from royal fans who waved Union flags at the ‘not my King’ mob.
An anti-monarchy mob got more than they bargained for when royal fans turned out to support King Charles.
The group from Republic, which campaigns to abolish the monarchy, turned out in Edinburgh today as the King and Queen attended the Order of the Thistle Service at St Giles’ Cathedral.
The group chanted: “Not my King!” and held placards on one side of High Street, held in by metal barriers.
However, the King received a large show of support on the opposite side of the street from Force for Good. They were filmed waving Union flags as they fired back at the mob.
Protesters hit back at the anti-monarchy mob in Edinburgh today (Image: Force for Good/X)
King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Order of the Thistle Service today (Image: Getty)
As part of the ceremony, both the Queen and Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, became members of the Order of the Thistle, which is the greatest order of chivalry in Scotland.
Following the service, Camilla and Edward were also appointed as Royal Knights of the Order.
The ceremony forms part of Holyrood Week in Scotland, an annual festival also known as Royal Week where the King spends time in Scotland.
Also during the service, forensic anthropologist Baroness Sue Black, Scotland’s first black professor Sir Geoff Palmer, and lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy were appointed to the order.
At the ceremony, King Charles began by sending a bespoke message to the Queen. The monarch said: “It is our pleasure Her Majesty the Queen be installed a Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.”
