Kate Middleton and Prince William's historic debut in Cornwall interrupted by furious protester: 'It's f***ing ridiculous!'

Kate and Prince William visited Falmouth today
Ben Birchall
Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 09/02/2023

- 15:45

Kate and Prince William hold the titles Duke and Duchess of Cornwall alongside their Prince and Princess of Wales titles

Kate and Prince William's historic first trip to Cornwall as the Duke and Duchess of the region was interrupted by a furious protester.

The man held up a black piece of paper and yelled "no more monarchy".

He protester was detained by police but not arrested.

According to The Sun, the protester said: 'It’s the 21st century we don’t need a monarchy any more, it’s f***ng ridiculous."

The Prince and Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall while in Cornwall, during a visit to the Dracaena Centre in Cornwall, to learn about the wide variety of support and services that the organisation provides to local people, with a mission of building a healthy, happy and mutually supportive society. Picture date: Thursday February 9, 2023.
A protester was detained by police during Kate and William's engagement
Ben Birchall

The Prince and Princess of Wales were in Falmouth visiting the National Maritime Museum Cornwall.

It was the couple's first visit since they succeeded King Charles and Camilla as the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall.

There has been a growing number of protests during engagements carried out by senior members of the Royal Family since Queen Elizabeth II died.

King Charles, Prince William and the Princess of Wales have all had engagements interrupted by protesters in recent months.

Royal commentator Richard Palmer told the Royal Roundup podcast: There wasn’t a lot to be gained by attacking her [The Queen] personally, with the change in reign [the republican movement] see an opportunity.

"We are seeing more anti-monarchy protests turning out."

Kate and Prince William have been very active since the start of 2023 as the couple have undertaken engagements together and solo.

It comes as Prince Harry launched multiple attacks on the Royal Family in his explosive autobiography Spare.

The Princess of Wales, known as the Duchess of Cornwall while in Cornwall, interacts with a child as she departs the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, following a tour to learn more about the rich maritime heritage of Cornwall and how the museum is working to highlight the relevance of maritime issues to the present day. Picture date: Thursday February 9, 2023.
Kate recently launched her Shaping Us campaign which focuses on early childhood
Chris Jackson

The Duke of Sussex's memoir contained attacks on his brother Prince William, his sister-in-law Kate and his stepmother Camilla.

However, the Royal Family have not responded to the damaging claims made by Prince Harry in his book.

Instead senior royals have focussed on raising awareness to important causes.

Kate, Princess of Wales, recently launched 'Shaping Us' a culmination of her life's work on research on the impact of early childhood.

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