In England, anti-monarchy groups protested against the royal family on Commonwealth Day.
On the occasion of the “Commonwealth Day” held yesterday at Westminster Abbey in the capital London, ahead of the ceremony attended by King Charles III of England, demonstrators gathered in front of the church and held a protest demanding its cancellation. Monarchy.
Organized by an anti-monarchy campaign group called “Republic”, participants in the demonstration carried placards reading “Royal Family Racism”, “Abolish the Royal Family”, “Exit the Royal Family”, “Not my King” and chanted “Not my King”. . “.
Graham Smith, the leader of the “Republican” group that participated in the protest, said in a statement:
“We are all citizens and no one is above the law, we must be represented as a modern, free and fair democracy.”
Pointing out that the monarchy actually hurts the country’s brand, Smith said the monarchy makes Britain look “like the past”.
“We should have an election instead of a coronation (on May 6) and we should have an election instead of (England’s King) Charles,” Smith said.
Ben Clinton, the group’s campaign coordinator who attended the protest, said the reason for their opposition to the monarchy had to do with the principle of “equality”: “In a basic democracy, we should have the ability to choose our own head of state”.
Noting that they would also protest the coronation of England’s King Charles III on May 6, Clinton announced that the high cost of the ceremony would be used to protest the country’s rising cost of living.
