King Charles & Queen Camilla faced protests during an outing in Colchester

It’s no longer noteworthy when King Charles and Queen (Consort) Camilla face protests whenever they’re out in public. In the six months since QEII’s passing, the protests and demonstrations have been happening at a steady clip. Whether it’s egg-tossers, blank-paper protesters, anti-monarchy protesters or specifically anti-Charles or anti-Camilla people, it’s definitely a new era for vocal opposition of the British monarchy. The British media is so focused on “the Sussexes’ unpopularity” and “the Sussexes will be booed if they come back” that they’re all forcing themselves to ignore the steady drum of disrespect for the monarchy in general. Well, on Wednesday, Charles and Camilla were in Colchester. As soon as they got out of the car, hecklers and protesters started up.

The King and Queen Consort were met with a mix of boos and cheers as the royal couple visited Colchester today to celebrate its city status. As Charles and Camilla got out of a car, a crowd of anti-monarchy protesters had gathered, with one saying through a megaphone: ‘Answer your critics Charles.’

The protester also said ‘why are you wasting our money?’, and ‘don’t you believe in democracy Charles?’.

The King waved to gathered crowds before going through a gate into Colchester Castle’s grounds, but did not appear to acknowledge the protesters who were stood on the far side of the road behind a police presence. Colchester was awarded city status during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations last year, and officially became a city in November.

[From The Daily Mail]

Yeah… it’s like the Mail is only capable of breaking into their 24-7 Sussex hatefest to mention, in passing, that the king faced some protests, but we won’t talk about it beyond this one story. By all accounts, the Sussexit and the Sussexes’ interviews, memoir and Netflix series have done significant damage to Brand Windsor. Add to that, Charles and Camilla were always going to be historically unpopular given who they are and their past and current behavior. So here we have it: an open conspiracy to ignore the fact that Charles and Camilla face protests practically every time they leave one of their eleventy billion homes.

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  1. TigerMcQueen says:

    Waited and schemed and walked over others for decades and they’re still not liked. Poor sausages.

    • Geegee says:

      I love the spin. “A few vocal protesters.” Sounds like the entire crowd were. Protesters. I love this for them. They worked hard at being awful, and earned evey boo.

      • Chaine says:

        Maybe I just don’t understand what cheering is, but the whole thing sounded like boos and angry shouts to me

      • Debbie says:

        But “it was just one or two” loud boos from protesters. Oh my God, these reporters! What they won’t say to cover for their monarchy. I mean, this has happened before, they’ve even had eggs tossed at them (or him), and it’s still happening mere months before his Chubbly. Now, THAT’S your story, and not “Behold, Colchester recently became a city. Interesting, no?” If I were advising the BM, I’d say, “Just pretend you just saw Meghan wearing dark nail polish for an evening event and marshal all your inner outrage.”

      • BothSidesNow says:

        Oh my……Cruella certainly was quite upset by the turnout and the blasting of the people thoughts regarding them both.

        As for the great people of Colchester, how grateful to you all speaking for the millions sharing the very same sentiments and views regarding these greedy, corrupt and vile people.

        I wonder if these fabulous people of Britain, as well as other countries, have a GoFundMe for the rentals and purchases of eggs as I would certainly contribute to their efforts. ☺️

    • what's inside says:

      Time to face your subjects, C-Rex and The Rott. Lord that woman has been beaten with the ugly stick.

      • Bubblegum Dreams says:

        Damn. What’s wrong with her teeth? There is just no excuse for that. Makes you want to gag just looking at that mouth.
        Now I’ve seen enough British films and everyday people on British programs, to know that they do have some decent dental care.
        And that face! Jesus take the wheel. Nightmare on Elm Street! She really has the face she deserves.

  2. Jais says:

    Love this for them. ❤️

  3. ThatsNotOkay says:

    The booing is so loud they have to note that it was just one or two people in order to keep up this whole farce. Well, the chorus will grow and will be heard over the din of the 8000 missing church bell ringers on Charles’s gross display of opulence and stolen wealth day.

    • DouchesOfCornwall says:

      The crowd is non existent and those who were there were booing. They hired a group of kids to wave flags and say hi. Oh boy, can’t wait for France.

    • LUCKSTER says:

      That’s what I have been saying. It may have started as one or two protestors, but the booing crowd seemed to get larger every time Charles appears, and if I were them, I would be very worried about the trend, and where it’s headed. I’m sure they will dismiss it as a temporary phase after Spare, because narcissistic dum dumbs refuse to see what’s coming. Charles genuinely believes his mother’s popularity was passed to him at the moment of her death, hence inexplicable moves like inviting Elton John, and having a new golden carriage built for himself.

    • LUCKSTER says:

      Exactly. It was one or two protestors when this trend started. Now, it’s groups too loud for even the papers to ignore. Charles needs to stop comforting himself with the current number of protestors, and start asking himself how many there are going to be tomorrow, next month, and next year. I’m sure he believes this is all blowback from Spare that will blow over any day now. He’s delusional.

  4. equality says:

    If, as Matt Wilkinson claims, it was only one or two people there must have been only one or two welcoming them as well because the jeers sound as loud as the cheers. Or were the supposed welcomers unenthused about them (maybe hired)? Someone on another thread said that the protesters had to get a permit so maybe their numbers were limited by the security? Of course, regular people do have to be at jobs sometimes instead of standing around. Maybe during the enforced con holiday more can organize.

    • Brassy Rebel says:

      At this point, it’s all fake except the protests. Those are real and metastasizing.

  5. girl_ninja says:

    The modes racist and arrogant they get the uglier they get. Just like Willy and Katy.

  6. Lizzielighti says:

    Theyre really missing out by throwing eggs, Id be throwing tampons 😬

    • Inge says:

      Lol, but they’d blow away though?

      • Fifee says:

        This might be in bad taste but soak them in red food dye? I’m p*sing myself at the visual of this, a wee (collective word for tampons?) flying through the air and slapping him square on the cheek and ruining poor Camcams coat in turn …

    • BothSidesNow says:

      @ Lizzielighti, 🤣🤣🤣…I just spit my coffee all about!!!

    • Emily_C says:

      They should not be throwing useful items. They should be throwing Toryfied contaminated water in balloons.

  7. Pip says:

    Republic, whose membership has soared since her maj’s death, are becoming more & more active & noticeably so. They were behind the Colchester demo, there’s another one at Westminster Abbey on 13 March & a huge one planned for May 6. So despite what most posters seem to think, thousands of Brits are rising up again the monarchy – obviously that will include all dukes & duchesses, none of whom are any better than the rest of us.

    Vive la republique.

  8. Tessa says:

    She looks awful in that get up with the fur hat. I had to look carefully for the dm brief mention of it. It seems Charles can’t read the room flaunting wealth when people are struggling making ends meet

    • Grandma Susan says:

      Cowmilla didn’t pull the hat low enough, we can still see her ugly mouth.

      • SueBarbri33 says:

        I laughed way harder than I should have at this comment!

      • BothSidesNow says:

        @ SueBarbri33, no need to feel any angst as I was laughing out loud as well!!

        Oh to be a fly in the wall when Chuckie arrives back home. The pens, along with any other object or person, will see the flurry of anger he will be in the company of his massive castle.

    • Debbie says:

      I must say that it tickles me that no matter how much money and designers they all have access to, at the end of the day they will always look like… that. And just imagine, that’s the best they’ll ever look too because time marches on. I know it’s petty but it’s so well deserved.

  9. EasternViolet says:

    Someone handed Cams a paper crown from Burger King. The look on her face was priceless. Deer the headlights.

    I hope they are both terrified during these pap walks.

    • Carrie says:

      I agree . I hope they are terrified, because Meghan certainly was when they did that walk after the Queens funeral. That took so much courage.

      • BothSidesNow says:

        @ Carrie, it still hurts my heart the manner in which Meghan flinched at the obvious sign of KKKHater was towards her. Imagine being that fearful of your SIL that causes a reaction as Meghan did. This is how women of physical abuse react.

    • SueBarbri33 says:

      Somebody handed her a Burger King crown? Really? OMG. This is getting GOOD.

  10. Mary Pester says:

    They were booed at the zoo as well where they went to name a rhino, (1 think it was a rhino? And there was a colum by Polly Hudson today, who said that some are worried that the Harry and Megan will they won’t they come will overshadow the coronation. She said “of course it will, because they are the only two interesting ones, ha love it. Read it and weep Charlie and your chocolate umpalumpas. BULLYAM you can be as incandescent as you want. Your boring in other words, and Khate is only known for her wiglets and copying Megan. Your clowning is becoming a damp squid every day now and more and more people are saying its a massive waste of money

    • CC says:

      Fun fact about baby rhino: Several of its relatives were killed by Charles’s relatives.

  11. Inge says:

    DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING!

  12. Inge says:

    Oh and Republic said that there was also booing in the part where they were not stood

  13. Becks1 says:

    Love the line about “answering your critics” because that is something the royals rarely (if ever) do. With elected leaders, they more or less have to answer their critics through an election – even if they never directly respond to any criticism, critics have their chance at an election to make their wishes known and the elected leaders follow those wishes (usually.) With the royals, there is none of that accountability.

    Anyway LOL at the insistence that it was “only a few.” there were enough for us to hear on the videos, so at least equal to the “cheers.”

    • Jojo says:

      There were enough protesters that a police line had to block them off and search people beforehand for eggs.

      Yes… people were officially searched for possession of… eggs!

      • Cessily says:

        Omg “searched for egg possession” that is hilarious!
        It is funny to watch the rota and tabloid hacks try to spin this as “one or two people” in the crowd when anyone can plainly see and hear that it was more than that. It couldn’t happen to a more deserving couple imo. Hope the chubbly con-a-nation is a sea of blank paper and loud booing.

  14. LongThymeLurker says:

    I think I will make a local donation to a Tampon Tuesday group in the name of the Tampon King.

  15. JT says:

    Another reason for H&M to skip the coronation. The protesting will only increase. If the likes of Adele, Elton John, and Harry styles are staying away from the Chubbly because of the optics of being associated with the royals, the H&M should do the same. They have nothing to gain. Don’t be the distraction that they so desperately need.

  16. Nixie says:

    I mean they brought it on themselves. When they threw the Sussexes under the bus, they opened the door for people to show open contempt for the monarchy. You dig a grave and all. They played this so badly and it’s an utter delight to watch it blow up in their hideous faces. Booooo tomato tomato 🍅🍅🍅🍅

    • Jojo says:

      There’s a shortage of tomatoes in the UK at the moment. They’re being rationed in some supermarkets 🙄. Eggs will have to do. Although I do hate thinking of the food waste.

      • Doppelgangers R'Us says:

        With Easter coming up, there are plastic eggs available. And probably at less cost. And can be filled with a lovely choice of available detritus. 💩🪳🦠🛢️🤷🏼‍♀️

  17. Laura D says:

    Toxicity breeds toxicity. If they had just gone about their regular “duties” and made minimum fuss about H&M leaving the BRF then I’m pretty sure a lot of the boos and eggs wouldn’t have happened. Instead they allowed/encouraged their sources to pour out their bile, lies and misinformation on a daily basis and it’s now reached a point where people are looking more closely at the monarchy and are not liking what they see/hear. The genie is now out of the bottle and I don’t think they’ll be able to put it back in any time soon.

    • JJ says:

      Exactly! What goes around really does come around but they aren’t learning because still, everyday, there are stories about how awful H&M are which is fed from Charles, Cam, Will and Kate. They should really just keep H&M’s names out of their mouths.

  18. GuestWho says:

    This is one of the reasons the brits are so anxious for M&H to attend the chucklefest – they can say the boos were for them and not Fred and Gladys.

  19. Amy Bee says:

    At least Republic was better organised this time. I still don’t think asking permission to protest is the right tactic but anyway…

  20. Savvy Sue says:

    Cheers to the protesters! Great call on investing in a professional grade megaphone! Wouldn’t it be glorious if this were the soundtrack to KFC’s golden coach parade?
    📢 🤬 📢 😤 📢 😡

  21. Has anyone else thought that they need the Sussexes there now more than ever so they can say the boos are for them and not Chuck and Cow?

  22. Susie says:

    I wonder if the gold star royal advisors have a plan in place or mentally prepped their new king and queen that there will most likely be protests during the coronation. And that even if the British media won’t touch it that it will most likely dominate the international press headlines. Esp America.
    And intl media will use those protests to set the narrative for Charles reign. In the past I thought Charles understood he would be unpopular but I no longer think he has that awareness.
    Based on the previous actions the police will also overreact to overwhelmingly peaceful protests but this time the intl media will be watching and documenting. Plus Charles is not gonna get the automatic respect and reverence the queen had because no one likes him but also no one thinks this is gonna be a once in a lifetime moment. The media know they will be back to do this relatively soon cuz Charles is really old. So they can be disrespectful cuz a coronation isn’t going to be special the way the queen’s death was.
    I don’t trust in the advisors ability to plan for rain in England at this point but what’s the point of the soft power of the monarchy if no one respects it.

  23. samipup says:

    OMG Kaiser! Thank-you for that perfect photo! My day is complete!

  24. Marion says:

    TOWIE ♥

  25. kelleybelle says:

    I will never, ever put queen in front of that hideous homewrecking hag.

    • Lady D says:

      Not once while the orange dump was running the US did I put the words president and trump in the same sentence. Never spoke the phrase once, either. I refused to call that garbage dump president, and Camilla will never be my queen.

      • kelleybelle says:

        I’m Canadian and I won’t say King Charles or Queen Camilla. They’re a couple of arrogant, entitled, home-wrecking jerks. Nothing more.

    • Jaded says:

      I prefer Prunie McPruneface.

  26. TippyToes says:

    I saw a TikTok showing this, and the creator was also saying that this is why they want Harry and Meghan to go to the Chubbly. If Harry and Meghan are there, they can blame the boo’s and everything on them..

  27. Jay says:

    Given some of the parallels between the chubbly and the orange guy’s inauguration, I’ve been wondering about whether one of my favourite moments from his tenure could get repeated here.

    Does everyone remember the disastrous rally in Tulsa, where Gen Z basically pranked the campaign into preparing for a huge rally by reserving all the tickets and then not attending? I’ve heard that the BBC will be in charge of giving out free tickets, and I wonder if people will actually want to go?

    • JanetDR says:

      That is an excellent idea!

    • QuiteContrary says:

      That Tulsa effort was said to be led by K-Pop stans. Don’t ever mess with Gen Z’ers. They are much better than the rest of us at deploying their internet skills.

      I hope the same happens for the Chubbly.

      Camilla is the living embodiment of mutton dressed like lamb (my apologies to mutton).

  28. Vanessa says:

    The Royal Reporters and the Royal family Karma is happening now all the abuses and harassment and hate that they wished upon on the Sussex’s. All that is coming back to them Charles has been getting but negative press for weeks on ended Camilla trying to push her grandchildren and her kids into the stoplight has backfired. People are fed up with the royal family the royal reporter can only manipulated things for so long with social media.

  29. Londongal says:

    My hometown! Soon as I heard he was going my FIRST comment was ‘some shit is gonna KICK OFF.’ 😂😂😂😂

  30. j.ferber says:

    In the header picture, it looks like her two front teeth are pushed in. Have they always been like that? Usually it’s the nasty Rottweiler expression I notice or all the sags and wrinkles.

  31. SIde Eye says:

    The header pic 🤣🤣🤣 omg if you didn’t capture the decay perfectly. Not just the physical decay but the moral one. She’s rotting from the inside out.

    Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future. Ladies and Gents here she is… Jeremy’s girl.

    Imagine the joy and jubilation right now if it were Queen Diana by his side. Too bad Charles was so jealous of her. Now he has the wife he deserves.

    I don’t want anyone to waste any food. So please throw eggs that have already rotted. Matches the mood perfectly.

  32. Ewissa says:

    People say that RF wants Meghan there so they can blame boos on Sussexes

  33. Jaded says:

    What goes around comes around and eventually we reap what we sew. Despite any of the good work he’s done, Charles has tarnished himself BADLY ever since the Jonathan Dimbly interview and his whiney book, and all the PR goodwill around Camzilla has pretty much disappeared. Welcome to the new reality Windsors, the people are finding their voices and letting you know in no uncertain terms that you can’t continue funding your lavish lifestyles on the backs of your citizens who, in case you haven’t noticed, are facing food, health, gas, heating, job and rent insecurities while you languish in your innumerable castles and estates.

  34. Well Wisher says:

    They did not inherit any of the goodwill of the late Queen enjoyed..

    Instead of quietly going out to earn the trust of the population, engaged in family feuds and settling scores via bad headlines.

    Now the new King and his heir will forever be competing with the preception of the late monarch.

    This is not a promising start, although it can be altered with time.

    There is life, then there is hope.

  35. Athena says:

    They brought this on themselves. The minutes they invited people to boo Harry and Meghan they basically approved the booing of a member of the British royal family. I don’t know how they thought it would be limited to Harry and Meghan.

  36. j.ferber says:

    Jaded, well-said. The only word I’d change is “languish.” They are not languishing in their multiple, tax-paid castles, they are REVELING in them, RELISHING them, REJOICING in them. As an American, I have to say: they have out-Trumped Trump. And that’s saying something.

  37. WhatKateHerselfSaidOnPageSix says:

    People are seeing the way she treated Meghan is a reflection of how she feels about the commoners themselves. The boldness and arrogance of her is astonishing. She is the perfect example of stepping on people to get to the top. I hope the people stay on her neck.

  38. Beverley says:

    Yikes! That side-eye grimace is the stuff of nightmares!
    Camilla has the face she truly deserves.

  39. Lisa Meyrose says:

    I love you guys! LOL so on the ball! I wait everyday to read what you have to say! The comments are priceless! Thanks!

  40. Saucy&Sassy says:

    It never ceases to amaze me that the brf, their stoolies and the bm continue to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result. Harry was kinder to the Escort in his book than he had to be. He did explain her decades long relationship with the bm and how she used Fails and him to cover for her or her kids. She was the one that just had to prove it to the world with the Clarkson article. That article was so horrendous that there’s no coming back from that. She gets to own that right along with Clarkson. KFC and Fails just had to double down and prove that Harry was telling the truth when he said that both leaked to the bm with something about Meghan or him to distract from them. They just had to prove Harry right.

    This Monarchy is becoming a farce. What I don’t understand if how the brf and bm cannot see that. I hope the European royals who were invited just send their Ambassadors just as I hope that’s what Biden does. Who in the devil wants to be seen as aligning with the brf?

  41. The Recluse says:

    Man, that coronation celebration is going to be lit!
    I’m not planning on watching it directly, but I will be keeping track via social media….because you know the official media/RR won’t be truthful.

  42. Michelle says:

    For the love of God, Queen Consort Side Piece wears jewelry worth zillions daily. Why not just get some dental work? It makes her look even worse…

    • Whyforthelove says:

      Oh my God yes the teeth good Lord. I love this all for Chucky and Gummy. They ruined or tried to ruin so many lives. Live with your consequences “Your Highnesses”

  43. Trix says:

    The DM’s commenting policies are really messed up. The only pro-Harry and Meghan comments that get through are vague ones saying “ I wish them all the best,” that kind of thing. But if you ever suggest anything about William and Kate, like all the angry talking points lately that seem to be coming from William, they will not publish it. They are so in the tank for William and Kate even via their comments section, which to me just proves that William cooperates with them every moment of every day.

    There must be thousands of comments a day they don’t publish, so the real picture is being obscured, as the boos prove.