チャールズ英国王、訪問先で君主制反対デモに遭遇

【ロンドンＡＦＰ＝時事】英国のチャールズ国王は１６日、訪問先のミルトンキーンズで、君主制反対派のデモに遭遇した。（写真は、同市でチャールズ国王に対し「私の王ではない」と書いたプラカードを掲げる君主制反対派）
　デモ隊は「私の王ではない」と書かれた黄色のプラカードを掲げていた。
　デモを主催したのは、英国の立憲君主制廃止と共和制樹立を求める市民団体「リパブリック」。
　現地紙ミルトンキーンズ・シチズンによると、チャールズ国王は、２０人ほどのデモ隊を「無視した」。
　リパブリックのグレアム・スミス代表は「なぜ戴冠式に公金を浪費するのかと尋ねたが、チャールズは答えようとしなかった」「われわれは、王室に抗議してもいいというメッセージを広めると決めている」とツイッターに投稿した。
　リパブリックは、５月６日の戴冠式でも抗議デモを実施するとしている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/02/17-16:25）

King Charles III on Thursday encountered a group of anti-monarchy activists while on walkabout in the city of Milton Keynes north of London.
A group of protesters held up distinctive yellow placards with the message Not my king, joining a crowd waving Union Jack flags.
The demonstration was organised by Republic, a group calling for an end to the monarchy and an elected head of state in Britain.
Local newspaper the Milton Keynes Citizen reported that Charles ignored the small banner-waving group of 20 or so protesters.
Republic's leader Graham Smith wrote on Twitter: I asked Charles why he's wasting money on the coronation. He didn't want to answer.
We're determined to get the message across that it's OK to protest against the royals, he added.
Republic has announced it will hold a protest at the coronation on May 6.
The death of Elizabeth II in September has prompted questions over the future of the royals under Charles and his queen consort Camilla, as the family has been rocked by criticism from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and sex crime allegations against Prince Andrew.
Since the queen's death, several anti-royal protesters have been arrested for holding solo pickets, after legislation on protests was made tougher.
Charles was attending a reception at a church to mark Milton Keynes becoming a city as part of celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
He also visited a food bank.