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Demonstrations against the monarchy take place in London as well as in Glasgow in Scotland and Cardiff in Wales.

Campaigners said it was 'something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London'

Campaign groups said the arrests were ‘something you would expect to see in Moscow, not London’.

LONDON: Charles III on Saturday finally met his date with destiny after a lifetime as heir to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II, as he was officially crowned king in the first coronation in Britain since 1953.

Anti-monarchy protesters say they were also told not to chant ‘anything that may be deemed offensive’

Late Elizabeth II’s coronation cost £20.5m in today’s money

UK police drew condemnation after arresting leading members of the anti-monarchy group Republic as they prepared to protest along the route of a procession for the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday.

Members of campaign group, which advocates for democratic reform, use royal events to amplify their message

Police in London arrested the leader of the anti-monarchy group Republic just hours before the coronation of King Charles III began on Saturday. A number of other protesters who had gathered among the crowds lining the procession route in central London were also detained.

POLICE have confiscated signs and banners reading “Not My King” ahead of the coronation as new protest laws come into force in England.

A leading republican is reportedly among the group detained