Moment King Charles and Queen Consort are pelted with eggs by protester in York: Green Party candidate and XR activist shouts 'this country is built on blood of slavery' as he targets royal couple on walkabout before being hauled away by police
• Couple were being welcomed to York by city leaders when man threw three eggs at them, all of which missed
• Protester shouted 'this country was built on the blood of slaves' as he was being bundled to ground by police
• Other people in the crowd started chanting 'God save the King' and 'shame on you' as the man was led away
• MailOnline can identify him as Patrick Thelwell, an eco protester who once stood as a Green Party candidate
• Yesterday, Charles' goddaughter revealed he'd told of the need for 'openness' around Britain's role in slavery
• Do you know the 'egg thrower'? Email rory.tingle@mailonline.co.uk and tips@dailymail.com
By RORY TINGLE and HARRY HOWARD FOR MAILONLINE and REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 11:09, 9 November 2022 | UPDATED: 14:50, 9 November 2022
The protester who was arrested by police today for throwing eggs at King Charles and the Queen Consort in York is an Extinction Rebellion activist who once stood as a Green Party candidate, MailOnline can reveal.
Patrick Thelwell was bundled to the ground by four police officers while screaming 'this country was built on the blood of slaves'. Meanwhile, onlookers shouted 'God save the King' and 'shame on you'.
Footage shows the volley of eggs flying past His Majesty and breaking on the ground beside him as he was greeted by city leaders. Charles briefly looked around to see the broken eggs, but otherwise barely reacted.
In an online biography, Thelwell boasts of his long involvement in Left-wing politics, which began in 2015 when he campaigned to oust Tory MP Esther McVey from her seat on Merseyside due to her views on benefits.
He has been president of the University of York gardening society and, on a blog where he regularly writes about climate change, says he is preparing to study for a PhD in Interdisciplinary Global Development.
Thelwell stood as a Green Party candidate in the 2019 local elections for the Hull Road Ward in York, which is now controlled by Labour.
He has previously joined protests blocking London Bridge and a road leading to newspaper printing presses. Then PM Boris Johnson called the stunt 'completely unacceptable'.
After this morning's incident, King Charles continued with a traditional ceremony which sees the sovereign officially welcomed to the city of York by the Lord Mayor. It was last carried out by his mother, the Queen, in 2012.
Charles and Camilla appeared unfazed after the egging as they continued their walkabout and greeted some of the crowds.
The royal couple were in York to attend the unveiling of a statue of Queen Elizabeth II, the first to be installed since her death, as part of a brief tour of Yorkshire.
Speaking at the ceremony at York Minster, Charles said: 'The late Queen was always vigilant for the welfare of her people during her life. Now her image will watch over what will become Queen Elizabeth Square for centuries to come.'
The 2m sculpture weighing 1.1 tons and made from lepine limestone from France was designed to celebrate the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee and was completed in August, a month before her death.
Today, North Yorkshire Police confirmed a 23-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence. The force said a 'well-rehearsed' security operation had been in place for the visit to ensure the royal couple's safety.
Footage caught the moment eggs flew past King Charles as he was greeted by city leaders in the centre of York this morning
The protester shouted 'this country was built on the blood of slaves' before he was carried away by police into a waiting van
The protester can today be named as Patrick Thelwell, an Extinction Rebellion activist and former Green Party candidate
In an online biography, Thelwell boasts of his long involvement in Left-wing politics, which began in 2015 when he campaigned to oust Tory MP Esther McVey from her seat on Merseyside over her views on benefits
 
Thelwell has been president of the University of York gardening society and, on a blog where he regularly writes about climate change, says he is preparing to study for a PhD in Interdisciplinary Global Development
The eggs were seen flying past His Majesty and breaking on the ground beside him as he was being greeted by city leaders.
The King briefly looked around to see the eggs on the ground, but otherwise barely reacted
King Charles and the Queen Consort were being welcomed to York by city leaders when the man threw three eggs at them, all of which missed (this image shows one of the eggs on the ground)
As police were detaining the man, Charles continued with a traditional ceremony which sees the sovereign officially welcomed to the city of York by the Lord Mayor
Police move into the crowd to grab the man after he was spotted throwing eggs today on Micklegate Bar in York
Officers hold the man on the ground following today's incident, which took place as the King was being welcomed by city leaders
The man is put into a police van by officers before being taken away from the scene
A broken egg on the ground on Micklegate Bar in York, where Charles and Camilla were doing their walkabout
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He was shouting that Britain was 'built on the blood of slavery'. 
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