Iran Press/ Europe: Narrating his ordeal, Symon Hill, 45, told Oxford Mail that he was bothered that a head of state was imposed on the British people without a democratic election.
Hill also said he came across the procession on his way from church, and while bystanders urged him to keep quiet, he responded: "A head of state has been imposed on us without our consent."
"Two people near me turned to me and told me to shut up, which they have every right to do, and I told them I didn't think a head of state should be imposed on us," Hill said.
Meanwhile, As of Monday afternoon, Police had reportedly arrested at least four individuals, including one man in Oxford and three individuals from Edinburgh, Scotland, reports AJ+.
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"I feel very surprised and shaken, and I feel like my free speech and my dignity as a person has been attacked simply because I expressed an opinion," he added.
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He also said police officers "refused" to talk to him about how he could cross a road after he expressed "mild criticism" about the procession.
Hill said he realised the proclamation was about to be read and "remained quiet" during the first part of the ceremony concerning the death of the Queen.
Moreover, he emphasized that he was called out when King Charles III was declared the new monarch as he felt "a head of state was being imposed on us without our consent."
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Hill's protest joins other anti-monarchy protesters in the UK who think the British constitutional monarchy is no longer fashionable in 2022.
In Edinburgh, for instance, a 22-year-old woman was apprehended on Sunday for brandishing a sign that read "abolish monarchy."" Police claim the arrest was "in connection with a breach of the peace"; the case is now pending at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, NPR reports. Authorities also told Buzzfeed News that the woman was taken in not for her sign but for her alleged behavior.
Shortly after she held out her sign, police officers appeared behind her and took her away, prompting the crowd to applaud.
While a man in the crowd shouted, "Let her go, it's free speech," others in the group said the lady ought to have some respect for the departed Queen.
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