Mass Arrests at King Charles' Coronation as Protests Escalate

Police arrested 52 people, including the leader of anti-monarchy group Republic, during King Charles's coronation procession in London. Republic had vowed to mount the biggest protest against a British monarch in modern history, with protesters holding up signs saying "Not My King" and "Abolish the monarchy, feed the people." Police said they had acted because they believed protesters would seek to deface public monuments with paint and disrupt "official movements." The majority of the anti-monarchy protesters had congregated in Trafalgar Square, and polls suggest support for the monarchy is declining and is weakest among young people.