Assailant arrested: Eggs are thrown at King Charles in York

King Charles and his wife Camilla have eggs thrown at them during a visit to York, northern England.

Assailant arrested: Eggs are thrown at King Charles in York

King Charles and his wife Camilla have eggs thrown at them during a visit to York, northern England. The perpetrator narrowly misses the monarch and is then arrested by the British police. A motive for the egg attack can be identified quickly.

British police have arrested a man laying eggs on King Charles III. had thrown. The eggs narrowly missed the monarch during a visit to York in northern England, as shown on television pictures. The king and his wife, Camilla, had just shaken hands with people on the side of the road when three eggs were thrown from the crowd, but all ended up on the road.

"This country was built with the blood of slaves," the egg thrower is said to have shouted before his arrest. "Shame on you," shouted bystanders and "God save the king". Charles, 73, and Camilla, 75, had traveled to York to unveil a statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II. It is the first statue of the Queen to be erected since the monarch's death in September.

Charles III, who will be crowned eight months after ascending the throne in May, is not as popular as his mother, who was downright adored by many Britons. After the death of Elizabeth II, his popularity ratings have increased, but his son Prince William and his wife Kate are still more popular.