King Charles and Camilla have eggs thrown at them by protester

The monarch and the Queen Consort were greeting crowds in York when eggs were thrown towards them.

King Charles and Camilla had eggs thrown at them by a lone protester during a royal walkabout on Wednesday.

The monarch and the Queen Consort were greeting crowds in York when three eggs were thrown towards them.

None of the projectiles struck the royal couple.

The protester was heard shouting “this country was built on the blood of slaves” before he was bundled to the ground by four police officers.

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An egg flies past King Charles as he visits York. Picture: Sky News.

A member of the public is arrested by police after allegedly throwing an egg as King Charles III and Camilla (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Camilla, Queen Consort, shakes hands with a dignitary as she arrives with King Charles III for the Welcoming Ceremony to the City of York. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Other members of the crowd chanted “God save the King” and “shame on you” as the protester was arrested.

The long-haired and unshaven demonstrator smiled for press photographers as he was carried away by police officers.

Charles and Camilla are in York to unveil a statue of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

The King did not seem particularly bothered by the disturbance and carried on with the engagement.

He continued with a traditional ceremony that sees the sovereign welcomed to York by the Lord Mayor.

It was last carried out by the Queen in 2012.

The protester was taken down by police (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

The broken egg thrown by a member of the public as King Charles III and Camilla (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)