Attempting to throw four eggs at King Charles and Camilla during their trip to York, Patrick Thelwell is a University of York student who has previously been interviewed by Vision.
Thelwell is widely known for his left wing politics, having had involvement in societies such as helping to set up York Student Solidarity Network during his time at university.
After attempting to throw eggs at the monarch, Thelwell was arrested by the police, marking at least the fifth time that the activist has been arrested.
According to The Mirror, the 23-year-old activist claims to have been charged with a Section 4 public order offence and is due in court on December 1st.
The activist’s bail includes staying 500m away from King Charles and not carrying eggs in public- a condition which has since been altered to allow him to go food shopping.
Since his arrest, Thelwell has launched a bid to raise £10,000 for legal fees. He managed to raise £200 from 18 donors before his crowdfunding page was deleted on Friday.
The International Relations MA student claims to face a fine of £5,000 and up to six months in prison.
Thelwell has previously organised student rent strikes and was found guilty of “obstruction of a highway” in 2021 as part of Extinction Rebellion.
Having to pay a fine of £500 in court fees following his arrest in 2021, the wilful obstruction charge prevented the distribution of half a million newspapers, including the Daily Mail, The Sun and The Times.
In a post on Instagram, Thelwell said:
“I acted in solidarity with all of the people worldwide sick of living in a society that punishes the weak and the poor and rewards the wealthy and the cruel.
“Together we can change the system to create a new world based on the values of solidarity, peace, justice, and love.”
Thelwell has also protested against the forceful removal of squatters from the Barbican Community Centre, an area that, due to the lack of development on the site, was used by the group as an allotment and community centre.
Speaking to Vision at the time of the Barbican protest, Thelwell had stated that “it wasn’t the council’s land to sell because it belongs to the people of York”.