Prince Charles unfazed by Canadian protests
November 12, 2009
Prince Charles and Camilla’s visit to Montreal as part of their tour of Canada was marred slightly when anti-royalist protesters tried to disrupt a scheduled visit to the regimental hall of The Black Watch of Canada. More than 100 anti-monarchists gathered outside the venue before the arrival of the Prince waving placards and chanting ‘majesty go home’. Some of the protesters disguised themselves with scarves and balaclavas and started to throw eggs at members of the Black Watch regiment. Riot police were quickly deployed and scuffles broke out resulting in three demonstrators being arrested and one man receiving a head injury.
Although the unrest meant that the Prince and his wife were delayed in getting to the meeting, Prince Charles shrugged off the incident by saying that he had to apologise for being late but their were rumours of a bit of a disturbance.
A spokesman for the protesters, Julien Gaudeau said that most of Quebec is opposed to the monarchy and that they did not wish to have the Prince who is a symbol of power handed down through bloodlines in their country.
A spokesman for Clarence House said that he was pleased to say that the welcome for the Prince and his wife had been very warm throughout the tour so far including from most people he had met in Quebec.
Prince Charles is Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch regiment and gave a speech to its members praising their work over the years. He was dressed appropriately in kilt, sporran and beret.
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