DARK SECRETS: 14 - The Real Truth

Met refers itself to police watchdog after royal fan detained for 13 hours

Alice Chambers was arrested along with Just Stop Oil protesters on The Mall

Evening Standard · May 17, 2023

MP left 'speechless' after night time volunteer relives arrest hours before Coronation

Suzie Melvin was one of three volunteers for Westminster Council’s Night Stars safety scheme who was help by officers hours before King Charles was crowned - despite their organisation working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police.

Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023

Volunteers arrested before coronation were wearing hi-viz with ‘Met Police logo’

A Night Stars volunteer said the police officer who arrested her stated that they were ‘specifically looking’ for people from her organisation.

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Anti-monarchy group Republic's membership almost doubles after coronation arrests

THE anti-monarchy group Republic’s membership has almost doubled in the space of a week following the high-profile arrest of its chief executive…

The National (Scotland) · May 14, 2023

Membership of anti-monarchy group Republic almost doubles in wake of coronation arrests

Only 12% of Britons polled pledged allegiance to the king in a ‘homage of the people’

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2023

Worst of Westminster: Protester arrests 'regret' and static Starmer

From innocent royal superfans being arrested following fresh Tory legislation to Labour living in "cloud cuckoo land", here is what we…

The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2023

Royal fan misses King's Coronation after 13-hour arrest for standing near protesters

Alice Chambers, travelled to The Mall in the hope of getting a perfect spot to watch the historic event unfold and get a glimpse of the King on his Coronation day before her traumatising 13-hour arrest

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2023

Is the monarchy still relevant in the 21st century?

A discussion on the what the changes in society, politics and culture imply for the future of monarchies in the U.K. and across the world

The Hindu · May 11, 2023

SNP demand debate on 'thought police' after anti-monarchy arrests

AN SNP MP has called for a debate on the “thought police” in response to the Tories’ new anti-protest laws which resulted in the arrest of…

The National (Scotland) · May 11, 2023

Coronation protests: did the Met overreact?

For many of us, the coronation will have passed by in a rainy blur of “pomp, quiches and bunting”, said Sonia Sodha in The Observer. But for members of the campaign group Republic, “things took an altogether more sinister turn”. 

The Week · May 11, 2023