Britain's Royal Rebellion: Streets Fill With Anti-Monarchy Fury

But as ever, his younger brother's connection to the Epstein files overshadowed the event. Anti-Monarchy protesters posing the question, what did you know to his majesty as he arrived at Westminster? Do you think you might be on any terror watch list because of being here today? You don't believe they have blue blood? I don't know, but I'd like to open their veins. Privileged, protective group of elite men. Hi, I'm from Texas and I love the king. Let's go. This is about democracy, it's about principles, it's about justice. It's not about making money from tourists. You're obviously holding a sign saying, Charles, what did you know? What do you think is happening in this photo? It's cruel. I think Harry, because I think he's the only one who tells the truth. What did he have to do? Marry an American girl. I mean, we have a right to protest, absolutely. But you know, it makes you feel sick watching this. They've really made you angry, haven't they? Oh yeah, absolutely. I'm not even right wing. I'm a Liberal Democrat, but I do not agree with this. Well, having been at two Not My King protests in Minnesota trying to speak out against Trump, I think they're well within their rights to speak their mind. I don't understand the cultural difference in this country. If you could have a drink with any royal, who would it be? Today, I'm at Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey, a remarkable cathedral where many, many important people are buried. But that's not why all these people are here today. These people holding the yellow signs are saying, Not My King. They obviously aren't fans of the royal family. But the people that you can hear in the background, you might be able to hear some Caribbean music. They are fans of the royal family. So it's a real mixed bag today. King Charles is going to be approaching Westminster Abbey very soon. And I think these people are going to be very vocal. I'm going to find out why they are here. But as ever, his younger brother's connection to the Epstein files overshadowed the event. I used to be a royalist. I believed in the crown as a living thread that held England together through every storm. England was united against the Vikings, Alfred forging one people out of many kingdoms, standing firm when the invaders came to break us. One day, it is my hope that all kingdoms will become one, united under one God. All that remains of England is Wessex. The birth of an England, the idea of a single kingdom called England has to begin here. Even after the king changed with William the Conqueror, even after the Normans came and rewrote the rules, it still felt like we were still striving for something stronger, a stronger England, a more rooted England, an England that would one day bind its rulers by law at Runnymede and send longbowmen to humble the French at Agincourt. Henry stood before his men on St. Crispin's Day and gave them the words that still echoed down the centuries. He told them that this band of brothers, this fellowship of Englishmen who would shed their blood together would be remembered long after those safe in their beds back in England would curse the fact that they were not there. He told them that he who shed his blood with him this day would be his brother. What matters is that you know in your hearts that today you are that kingdom united. You are England. Each and every one of you. England is you. In that moment, he made them feel that this was to be English, not by birth or title alone, but by standing together against impossible odds for something greater than themselves. And it is the space between you. Fight not for yourselves. Fight for that space. Fill that space. Make it tissue. Make it mass. Make it impenetrable. Make it yours. Make it England. For England. For each other. For the future they were willing to bleed for. We fought off the Spanish Armada when the might of Catholic Europe came to crush the Protestant realm. We beat Napoleon when the little corporal thought he could bend the world to his will. We saw out the early 20th century through two world wars that banksters manipulated us into persevering through even though it would ultimately destroy our beautiful empire. The empire that ended slavery around the world and carried the light of English law and liberty to distant shores. I could just about stomach a neutered queen who claims she wouldn't take a view on anything, but to see that no view turn into actively going out of the way for Islamists, this is too much. Buckingham Palace has changed the definition of his role which contains fresh terminology. Now his updated role says You can see it there. Now look, what the heck is this nonsense? To me, this is appalling. So the monarch is apparently now someone who safeguards all religions throughout the nation and across Britain's diverse religious landscape. Yes, that old chestnut diversity is our strength apparently. How well has that gone for the West? Changing the definition of the Christian faith, one faith, to say some ridiculous fantasy about multi-faith nations is a betrayal in my view. A betrayal of the oath he took on the day of his coronation when he took the titles of Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Islam is part of our past and our present in all fields of human endeavour. It has helped to create modern Europe. It is part of our own inheritance, not a thing apart. More than this, Islam can teach us today a way of understanding and living in the world which Christianity itself is the poorer for having lost. Well, I would disagree. I believed the crown was part of that long story of striving. That it stood for continuity, for duty, for the faith that made us and for the people who would pay for all of it in blood. But I have watched and what I have seen in these recent years has burned that belief away. This country is being unmade. The England of my youth. The green and pleasant land. The Sceptred Isle is being transformed without our consent and the man who now wears the crown does not seem to care. He would rather recognise Eid and Ramadan than stand unapologetically for the Christian festivals that shaped every law and liberty we still possess. He still finds time for messages to one faith while the ancient Christian heritage of this realm is treated as optional, even embarrassing. The king does not appear to care for the plight of the English. Does he even care that we are being replaced in our own towns and cities by outsiders that have been allowed to rape our women and children for years while the authorities look the other way? The rape gangs, the portrayal of thousands of girls, the slow erasure of communities that were once ours and the silence from the very top. For my entire life, I saw protesters like these as the enemy and while I do not side with them, I now understand them. The people I've spoken to here today at this protest, the ordinary Englishmen and the women whose voices you will hear. These are the people who I used to have disdain for but now I see why they want rid of the monarchy and while I myself would be fine with a good king, they probably would not. I wonder if a good king is even possible anymore. I fear it is not. I fear that huge change will need to come to save England. Wealth Day and various members of the royal family will be here and we're protesting because we're part of a republic and we want to see the end of the monarchy. So it's a good opportunity to make our voice heard, quite literally. Though they are playing some very loud Caribbean music over there to drown us out but they've done that sort of thing in previous years. So it's a coordinated effort by the Caribbeans. Well, I wouldn't say it was the Caribbeans. It's obviously those that are organising this event on behalf of the Commonwealth. So who's organised your protest? Oh, it's Republic. It's an organisation, is it? It's an organisation called Republic, yes and we want to see a republic rather than a monarchy. So we're campaigning for the abolition of the monarchy, yes. Hi, I'm from Texas and I love the king. Let's go. What is it about the king that you love? I like the tradition and the history and the monarchy in general is pretty cool. Do you wish there hadn't been 1776? No, I support 1776. That's what got rid of the king for you guys. True, I like it for you guys, not us maybe. It's nice watching it from afar. Are you surprised by the not-my-king protesters here today? Not necessarily. You expected that? I've known in past events there's usually protesters when the king comes out. Anyway, yes, far away. Why am I here? Because I'm opposed to the monarchy. I always have been. Since early days, you know, since I'm in my 70s now I've been a convinced anti-monarchist since when I was about 14. Since you were about 14, what was the trigger at 14? You know, it's the period then, you know, in the 1960s, you know, there was a wave of progressive thought and it was all part of that, you know. Do you think it's the unfairness that is the reason a lot of them are here or is it other reasons? You know, I mean, what right do they have to own all this land in Britain? What right do they have to receive all this money from the public purse? They, you know, they see themselves as this charismatic family, you know, which is complete and utter nonsense, you know, royal blood and all this. It's complete and utter pish, complete and utter tosh. So you don't believe they have blue blood? I don't know, but I'd like to open their veins. Boy, that escalated quickly. David Iye suggests they've got lizard blood. Well, I'm not a conspiraloon, I'm sorry, no. But you just don't like the royalty? No, I don't. It's nothing personal, really, although a lot of them are absolutely horrendous people, as we can see, you know, from the behaviour of Andrew, you know. And William and Charles, you know, have turned a blind eye to it. You know, they knew about what was going on for a very long time, and they kept it quiet. And now they're having to backpedal, you know. So that, by keeping the Prince Andrew, he's no longer a prince anymore, but keeping his secrets in the cupboard, you think that's really slighted them? I think it's done them a hell of a lot of damage, you know. I mean, when I was young, you know, when I became an anti-monarchist, it was very minority opinion. But now, anti-monarchist sentiment has really grown. Well, I was going to say, it seems like I've never seen such a big crowd for a Not My King protest. Maybe I've just been not paying attention, but usually there's a few dozen, but there seems to be a lot more now. Well, there have been demos in Trafalgar Square, where there are a few more there, yeah. And it is a working day, so a lot of people are at work, you know. I don't understand the culture of deference in this country. The culture of deference is when people, we're all the same, and to prove that we're all the same, I might have to say something really vulgar, which you can edit out or not, because all our ---- smells the same, you know what I mean? There's no difference in us at all. And so this culture of deference just drives me crazy, in the sense that some people think they're betters or they're something, when there's nobody better or there's nobody less, we're all the same. So you're not convinced that they're lizards? Not convinced that... They're not lizards then? David Icke says they're lizards. Sometimes I wonder. No, of course not. So they're the same as you and I, they're just human beings? Yeah, yeah, yeah. No bluebird? Not at all, no. No, it shouldn't, it's an absolute nonsense, it's just nonsense. We've seen exodus people protesting from Cameroon, or South Cameroon. They've been protesting for years, demanding their rights and their freedom, and they've been ignored by the countries of the Commonwealth. Yeah, well, the public does what it says on the tin, we're trying to get rid of the monarchy. Obviously today is the Commonwealth Parade, or Commonwealth Day celebration. Charles and William will be here later, and this is the first protest we've done since the arrest of Andrew. So the message is very much, what did you know, when did you know it? And it's time to come clean. There's a lot of police here, is there any... I saw there was a man the other day that said, asked Charles about, you know, how much he knew, and then he got pulled aside by the police. Charles, how long have you known about Andrew and Epstein? Have you been protecting Andrew for prosecution? Is there any risk for any of your supporters getting pulled aside by the police today? No, not really. I mean, we've done this before. The police have behaved pretty badly on many occasions, but they've not arrested us since the coronation. And this one particularly, it's pretty easy. I mean, we're quite a long way from the royals, but so the police turn out because the royals are turning out. So yeah, we don't think there's going to be a problem. There's a lot of members of the public and also people that don't live in this country that think the royals bring in more money than they spend. What's your thoughts on that? Well, two things to that. There's no evidence they bring in money at all. And even if they did, we would still make more money if we stopped spending on them. So, you know, one doesn't justify the other. But, you know, this is about democracy, it's about principles, it's about justice. It's not about making money from tourists. That tourist money is kind of important, though. Isn't that tourist money important to London? Yeah, but we wouldn't lose it if we got rid of the monarchy. Even if we did bring it in, it doesn't mean we should be spending half a billion pounds on the royals. You know, we could still bring that money in and not spend that money on the royals. I'm here because I believe that we need an elected head of state in a modern democracy. It's about time. And this is a corrupt monarchy. They're a bunch of paedophiles. And they need to be treated in the same way as anyone else, by the same laws as everyone else, instead of just getting away with it and not being investigated. Do you think our elected officials are in any way less corrupt or any less likely to be paedophiles? No, they're all corrupt. But at least with an elected official, you have the possibility of voting them out. There's no voting this lot out. You start a good lifetime with these guys, whereas a politician eventually does go. Yeah. And there's every chance, given a serious catastrophe, that Andrew might turn up as king on the throne. I don't think that's going to happen, do you? Well, I think it's quite unlikely. No, no, no, no. He's still eighth in line. He's still eighth in line at the Super Sedan. So that's a plane crash away. So there's a disaster. It could happen. Yeah. Well, you never know your luck. Do you remember the film King Ralph? Now, after three. One, two, three. Oh, dear. They all got electrocuted in a group photo and then they went to King Ralph. You, King, must be found. Excuse me, Sir Cedric. Yes? I do believe we found an heir. Is he everything we might have hoped for? John Goodman? He was in Roseanne, whoever that guy is. I've never seen him. Do you think you might be on any terror watch list because of being here today? That would be exciting, wouldn't it? I'd love it. No, I probably am for other groups, but not this one. Okay, you're pretty active there. Maybe. What other groups are you involved in? I'm not going to say. Could you expand on who this group is? Because I'm less familiar with this group. Well, I don't know a huge amount of how they actually operate. I don't know, but it's run by Graeme Smith. He's very articulate. Graeme Smith is speaking now. He's very articulate in his opinions, very clear. And, you know, he's not on TV enough. He doesn't get enough press and publicity. But, yeah, he's quite clear about how things should be. I notice you've all got the same signs. I presume that's because you're financed by one organisation? I've no idea. I'll just turn out for these things. Where's the yellow sign? Well, it's the Republic group, you know, as you can see. Republic. Who are Republic? They're an anti-monarchist organisation. Who finances them? I've no idea. But are you part of that group? I turn out to demonstrations. I'm not a member of Republic, no. But do you think there might be... I don't know. We should always understand the funding of these places. I've never heard of this group until today. So just asking that question. They've been around for a while. Yeah? Yeah, they've been around quite a while, actually. OK. At least a couple of decades. And if you had to have one drink with one of the royals, who might it be? None of them. You couldn't have a pint with any of them? No. Not one? No. Could we have a pint together? Well, it depends what your politics are. I was thinking of a being like you. Well, yeah, so was Hitler. I wouldn't have a drink with him. OK. We're having a nice chat here and you bring Hitler into the conversation. I just said I'm a human being. Well, that doesn't come into it. It's what you think, how you act, how you behave. We only get to know over a drink, don't we? Well, yeah, but I mean... It's just a question I ask a lot of people. Would you have a drink with someone? No, I wouldn't have a drink with any member of the royal family. So they're all wrong in your mind? Not one is a good person? I sincerely doubt it. You know, they're known as the firm. And they have been for a long time. I mean, Victoria started all of that off, you know. It became an industry to screw as much money out of the British public purse as possible. Yeah. And, you know, they're very skilled at it. Extremely skilled at it. Well, yeah, they're a successful family, aren't they? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Is it simply just you don't like this hereditary structure that we have in the UK? Or there are other reasons? Yeah, I mean, that's one of the main reasons. But the monarchy is not democratic. It's not fair. They're born into it. There's no meritocracy. It's very expensive. Costs about half a billion to keep the royals in. Some would suggest they bring in more money than they cost. Yeah, well, the research on revenues just don't show, just don't prove that. I mean, you only have to look at France. And it's a republic. And it gets many more tourists than the UK does or Paris does compared to London. And Legoland gets a lot more than Windsor Castle. So, yeah. Is it really? It really does. Yeah. So that's just examples. But if you went to our website, you'd see all the details of how we've counteracted all those arguments in favour of the monarchy. You've got a big flag there. Is it possible for camera to tell me why you're here today? Yeah, sure. So I'm here because I find the whole institution of the monarchy to be anti-democratic, to be so untransparent. And I think people are waking up in this country to the fact that we don't need to have these institutions over us anymore. Are you concerned that if we abolish the monarchy that we'd suddenly lose all of that tourist income that they bring in? No, not in the slightest. So, in fact, I actually think the amount of money we'd get from tourism would go up because all of a sudden people would come and see the beautiful palaces that we, as a member of the public, aren't allowed to go to. What I always say is people still go to Versailles. It's still the most amazing place in the world for tourists. I don't think that would affect us at all. But isn't it in the institution of the royal family back then when we had, we're here with Louis XIV in Versailles, creating that magnificent palace that without that royal, we wouldn't have that today. So is there some appreciation for the royals? Not for me, no. I mean, the royal family could still exist and be an institution that people admire if they like, but I don't think they should have sort of the power over us that they do and that they are, that they should have a kind of veto on paying taxes. People would still come to this country. It's an amazing country with the royal family or without the royal family. So your first person has said that the royal family should still exist. They should still exist as a royal family or they should, where they have some sort of status? Well, there are countries around the world. They still have royal families that still exist, but they just aren't monarchs of their countries anymore. You know, like there are monarchs in Germany and monarchs in other parts of the world, but they just don't have constitutional power and authority. And that's what I'd like to see. I'd like us to have an elected head of state for us to be a republic. I'm not opposing, like, I'm not proposing that we just get rid of the royal family and never see them again. And if people would like to come to this country because the royals exist, then fine. Yeah, we're here as part of the anti-monarchy organisation Republic. We are protesting the royals' attendance at the Commonwealth Day service. Obviously, in the midst of the Andrew scandal, there are still lots of unanswered questions around what did Charles and William know? And that's what we're here today to put front and centre for the public, the media and for them to see that there needs to be accountability. And the royals seem to just get away with that. And of course, that's a real problem for our projection of a true democracy and equality. And I think any elected head of state should have a transparency that means there is that sense of fairness. So yeah, that's why we're here today. In your view, there is two tier justice and they don't get there's no justice when it comes to royals. It's not there's two tier justice. I just think it's it's the sense of their sense of privilege and entitlement is what is what allows them to leverage and lobby for less transparency, really. Yeah, you could call that if you want to call it that you can call it that. Really, there's no reason why we can't, in effect, put in place a system where, you know, they are equal. They were all born equal. They should be no more no more or less above the law than anybody else. So but do you but do you think with the late, you know, the latest Epstein scandal with Andrew implicated in that? Do you think justice will come for Andrew or does it do you think it's just the case he's going to lose it? He's lost the title and that's it. Whereas Joe, if it was if it was you or I in that in those files, we'd probably they would probably come for us. Well, absolutely. And it's not just Andrew, it's the whole, you know, privileged, protected group of elite men who've abused their positions of power to a horrific, horrific degree. And we've seen the outcome. And obviously, it's not just I mean, we're here because the royals are the crème de la crème of that privilege and entitlement. But for all the other victims, you know, justice means more than just Andrew. It's the other people implicated and their own sense of entitlement from their privilege, mostly to do with wealth and other positions of power means that they can get away with So, yeah, hopefully that it will be a catalyst for other sense of justice. And if Charles was to Charles was to rock up today and he said he says, I'm advocating this and I want to abolish the royal family. Is that something you think the majority of the public would approve of or and how would it change the parliament that we have in place? Yes. So, I mean, there's a growing number of people who support getting rid of the monarchy. Obviously, it's no surprise that scandals like these make polling shift significantly. And for the first time again, the third time in a couple of years now, we've seen it drop below 50 percent. So they're losing majority support, which is, you know, I think is very telling to this to where people stand with the with the monarchy. And it's not and there's also a huge intergenerational divide with that also. So there is basically a ticking time bomb for them. But in 20 years, those who are in the 30 to 50 are going to be the 50 to 60. And they will essentially be abolished through public opinion. So it's a ticking time bomb for them. They're obviously wanting to reform whatever that means and modernize. But something that obviously gives that privilege is sort of impossible to do that. So we'll see. You're obviously holding a sign saying, Charles, what did you know? What do you think is happening in this photo? Well, it's just highlighting the fact that Charles and the royal family knew a long, long time ago what Andrew was up to. And I believe this corruption going underfoot. It's not been. There's no transparency within the royal within the monarchy or the institution. There's no transparency whatsoever. And they're trying to cover it up. Well, we know his mother paid a lot of money to get away. There's been no answer about where that money came from. Did it come from the taxpayer or did it come from their own purse? I don't think so. It came from us. Does it make a difference if it came from the taxpayer of their own purse? Yeah, yeah. So if it came from their own purse, it's OK? No, certainly not. But they're not saying either way. That's the thing. It's unclear where the money came from. But if they paid for it, it's still bad? Yeah, I know it's all alleged. But if he's guilty, then he should go to prison like anybody else would as well. And I just believe wholeheartedly that the royal family or the monarchy, the institution, they're covering it up. They're covering it up. And what I've been a Republican for five years now, and I believe strongly that we should have an elected head of state, not somebody that's just given that job. So president? Possibly. Head of state. There's nothing wrong with the head of state as long as they're elected. Why should they just carry on being inherited down the line? It's not fair. It's not fair because you can't become the head of state. I can't become the head of state. Exactly, exactly. Would you want to become the head of state, though? No, I want somebody that I want to be able to elect. You know, the thing is, if they are corrupt, we can't get rid of them. I know everybody says to me, if you got rid of him, you'd just get Trump. But you can get rid of Trump. They can vote him out. Eventually, they will vote him out. So that's my standpoint anyway. Yeah, so even though you could get one bad apple, but in four years, they could be gone. Yeah, we can't. If he's a bad apple, we can't get rid of him. We're going to wait until he's dead. Exactly. And his son's going to inherit it. And then his son's going to inherit it. And it's just keep going on. Charlie, Charlie, Charlie. Out, out, out. Charlie. Out. Charlie. Out. Charlie, Charlie. Out, out, out. Charlie, Charlie, Charlie. Out. Hello, mate. Talking to a lot of your colleagues today, your peers. Just wondering, you know, what are you working for first? I'm an independent journalist. I'll give you my card if you like. That's me. Yeah, that's what I have. I don't talk to anyone from the BBC, that's why. I don't talk to anyone from the BBC, so if that puts us on the same side, we're good. Yes, good. So what brings you to here today? Well, I came here because I'm a Republican, and my wife was before she died. And I feel that we've, the monarchies have brought its youth, and nobody's ever voted for them, so nobody knows what we want, really. Do you think our country would be better off if we didn't have the royal family? Yeah, I think if we had a fully elected house, two, well, probably a single House of Parliaments, without the House of Lords and an elected head of state, we'd be better off. At least we can vote anyone out we don't like. What about, a lot of people suggest that they bring in more money than they cost us. What about that sort of... Rubbish. I've been to Paris. The Palace of Versailles is still open for people to visit. And obviously, nobody changes names. I've lived in a place called Neum, which is a German town called Kaiserslautern. And Germany hasn't even had a Kaiser since 1918. Yep, this is true. But I don't think the German tourist industry is dragging, bringing as much money in from royal history as maybe England is, or even the French. They're still living off the site. And I know that people like going to battlefields. Different history though, isn't it? It's different history, but it's still history. And there's Berlin, which has been a divided city. And people still like to see what, see the Brandenburg Gate, where a lot of it happened. You seem the king hasn't turned up yet. Not quite, no. He's on his way. About three o'clock he's going to turn up. What are you going to shout when he does turn up? Probably, not my king. And that's one of our little numbers. And today we're asking the question, what did you know? Because they knew all about it 25 years ago. You've got to be careful because I saw that, I think it was about five, six days ago, maybe a bit longer, someone shouted that, I think, up in Scotland or somewhere and they got arrested or they got taken aside by the police. Yes, the police, you know, a monarchist too. They work for the crown. They swear allegiance to the crown and they do what they're told. They're obviously told to shut that one up. I noticed you might be Canadian. Okay, well, it's a great... Increasingly embarrassed American. It's a great cap. So I'm just asking people why they might be here today. I just happened to be coming back from the war museum, the Imperial War Museum, which I found incredibly moving and then saw this and just came to see what was going on. So King Charles is obviously arriving for the Commonwealth Day today. What are your thoughts on seeing protesters that say, not my king? Well, having been at two not my king protests in Minnesota trying to speak out against Trump, I think they're well within their rights to speak their mind. So it's the right to protest, it's a free country, why not? Exactly. Plus, I think more than anything, the monarchy should have disappeared long ago. Okay, so true Republican as you are, obviously for 1776 and everything onwards. Yes, we prefer to vote and make our mistakes rather than having trust upon us. That makes sense. And you can get rid of them after about four years or four or five years, can't you? What was that? You can get rid of them after four years, whereas we're stuck with ours. Yes, unless we continue to make the same mistakes. But we do have our safeguards, we do have our mechanisms to move forward. And unfortunately, that seems to be locking quite frequently in monarchies. If you could speak to the English here today and the English who are going to be watching this on video and they're worried about having no king or no queen, would you say that you have an optimistic future if you go down that road? Very much so. Because I think having the king and the queen or the monarchy, however, who's ever taking the throne, it certainly has its historic underpinnings. But as far as anything more than just sort of the trappings of power or the trappings of influence, no, I think it should be an elected official or leader, democracy, have you, and let the people live with the results. You hate to see the king? Yes, absolutely. God bless the king. God bless my country, England. These are traitors. This is wrong. You know what? It's our history. If you don't like the monarchy, why are you here? That's my honest question to all these people. God bless our king. God bless our country. No surrender to anything. We are the British and we are proud British. That's all I've got to say. So these guys being here today, and there's more than I would normally have expected, they offend you? They absolutely offend me, yeah. I mean, it's completely against our monarchy. You know what? Yeah, does the monarchy have issues? Absolutely. But you know what? Competing for anti-monarchy, I mean, it's disgusting in my opinion. Do you potentially see their grievance or is it just unacceptable? They live in a country where there's a monarchy and that's how it is? I mean, look at our history. Look at our history for that. We have the most successful, most well-known monarchy in the world and we're coming up against that. I just don't understand it. They're thinking they're making a political point. That's what this protest is really about. I mean, you can have your issues with all things, but you know what? Don't come against our monarchy. I mean, what is it? Is it three or four years ago since we lost the great Queen Elizabeth and here they are today. It's disgusting. I can't agree with it. You know, it makes me feel physically sick. I mean, you know, they'll be using all the things about Prince Andrew to mask up what this is really about. I mean, you hear them now. This is England. This is the state our country's in now. I'm a 20-year-old lad. We are campaigning against our history. We are going fully against the British history. I don't understand it. I think it's disgusting. That's my personal opinion. I mean, we have a right to protest, absolutely, but you know what? It makes me feel sick watching this. They've really made you angry, haven't they? Oh yeah, absolutely. I'm not even right-wing. I'm Liberal Democrat, but I do not agree with this. This is as bad as it gets. Show the attention to it. This should be one of the lowest moments of our country, campaigning against our monarchy. There's things you can go against. You can go against politics. Never go against our monarchy. How long have we fought for this country? I bet you asked anyone in this crowd today who are long-standing allies, they wouldn't even know it's Portugal. They don't know anything about this country. They come up against random things that they think they have a political stance on. No, it's disgusting. It's terrible. I can't stand with a single one of these people. King Charles is going to arrive very soon. Are you going to attempt to drown out their cries? Or are you just going to sort of... No, no. I just find it disgusting. I'll clap when he comes out. That's about it. You know, he's my king. He's our king. Every single one of these people, I doubt any of them have a job anyway. I mean, I'm here coming to have a look at London. I doubt any of these have a job. You know, I reckon a lot of these are paid protesters. We see them quite a lot. You know, disgusting people stand up against our country. It is terrible. But yeah, I will be clapping when I see the king. That's all I can say. If you could have a drink with any royal, who would it be? I don't think I would... There's not one. There isn't one good apple. No, there are... There's not one good apple? No. Or any of the princesses or... No. I mean, in fact, Eugenie and Beatrix are implicated in actually being part of the Epstein... What's it? Epstein files. No, I'm talking about... They were active in procurement of the children. I haven't seen that in the files. That's actually in the files, is it? That is the implications that are coming out now. Implication, we might add, rather than... Yeah, no, I don't want you to get in trouble or myself in trouble. From what I've heard on YouTube... We obviously know their father is implicated. Yeah, yeah, but they were too. And his ghastly wife, Sarah Duke of Dutchesson. Ferguson. Ferguson, that's the one. They're all a disgrace. They've been filling their boots with our money for years. And it's about time we had an elected head of state. Last question I'm asking. Do you think you might be on any watch list, an MI5 watch list? Oh, I certainly am. Oh, yes. It's another badge you can wear proudly. Oh, yeah. I've been at it a long time, you see. I've got a nice big fat bow. You must have a drink with one of the royals. Who would it be? Well, if I have a drink with them, I'd just throw it in their face. We're more civilised than that, aren't we? No. Really? No, you have to do something occasionally. You can't always be polite and behave. So they're not going to have a drink with you then? They won't be having a drink with you then? I hope not, then. If you had to have a drink with one of the royals, which would it be? Charles. So that I could ask him directly to his face what did he know when and whether he was going to come clean. That's the first positive answer I've had. So you'd have a civilised drink with King Charles if you could? Yeah, I mean, I don't think he'd be up for a civilised drink, but yeah, that's what I would do. And I would ask him directly, you know, questions he doesn't want to be asked, which is why he wouldn't have the drink with me. But if he said yes, you would? Yeah. And last question, if you had to have a drink with a royal, which one would it be? I don't know that I'd have a drink with any of them, to be honest. I mean, why would I be interested in a drink with them? In the same way they're human beings. They're not? No, well, I mean, I'm not. Let me just be clear. We're not hostile to the royal family as individuals. We want to see the abolition of the monarchy. And with that, the royal family will obviously not become the royal family. They'll just... We would like to see them step down and just go off and live as regular people. Yeah. I mean, they've got a lot of... They're not off with their heads? Oh, no, no, no, no. They can just... You know, like we would change prime ministers. They get out of Downing Street and they have their trucks to take all their possessions. That's what we would see. They would leave all the assets belonging to the Crown Estate, Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Lancaster. So there's three pots of money. The Crown Estate is public, but the royals get a huge cut of that. And the Duchess of Lancaster and Cornwall, which fund the King and Prince William, we say that that's actually public. Those are public assets and those assets should belong to us. And all the money from it should come into the Exchequer. Yeah. If you could have a drink with one royal member of the household, just to have a conversation, would you have a drink with them? And who would it be? I think Harry, because I think he's the only one who tells the truth. What did he have to do? Marry an American girl, go and live there and tell the truth about Oprah Winfrey. So he's the only member you like? The only one that tells the truth. Everyone I've asked here today, if they could have a drink with one member of the royal family, would they have that drink and who would it be with? Probably the King, just to get his viewpoints on things. Because in spite of him waiting in the wings for as long as he has, I would think that over time he has to see that the monarchy doesn't have a future. I would at least hope to have him say that. Absolutely, and you'd have a good story at least. You'd have a drink with the King. Yes, yes. If you had to have a drink with one of the members of the royal family, who would that be and why? I believe I would have a drink with Charles. I think he's good company, but I'd like to front him up and talk to him about it. You'd have a conversation, a civilised conversation. Yeah, and that's what we want to try and do. Get the country to start having a debate about the royal family. Last question. I've asked everyone here, if they had to have a drink with one of the royal members of the family, who would it be and why? None of them, if I had to. Yeah, none of them. I wouldn't want to. I don't think I could pick one. There's not one good apple. I don't think so. I wouldn't want to. I think they're all a bit boring, to be honest. Thank you very much. What's your name, by the way? Do I have to give one, or are you happy to just be anonymous? Ideally, it's his first name. George, that's fine. George. I appreciate it, George. Can you give him mine? Thanks. Thank you for speaking. Thank you. If they had to have a drink with one of the royal members of the family, who would it be and why? I wouldn't, is the honest answer. You wouldn't have one drink? No, I wouldn't. They can drink with people that support their institution if they fancy it. You could voice your opinion if you had a drink with them. I don't think they'd want to talk to me, to be honest. The offer was there. Would you have that opportunity? Your leader over there would say you'd have a drink with King Charles. If I could have a drink with King Charles? Yeah. If he would like to have a drink with me, then yeah, that'd be great. But I doubt it very much. Thanks anyway, man. Thanks for your time. I don't have that authority. If you can get a drink, that'd be great. The contract between the crown and the people has been broken. Loyalty is no longer owed when loyalty is no longer returned. England is not the private property of any one family, however ancient. It is the inheritance of the English people. And if the crown will not defend that inheritance, if it will not defend the faith of our fathers, if it will not defend our women and our children, if it will not defend the very idea of who we are and keep striving for a stronger future, then the question is no longer not my king. It is how much longer will we pretend that this crown still belongs to us? I'm still wondering what comes next for this country, but I am no longer willing to stay silent while it is stolen from under us. This is the England I come from and this is the England I will not apologize for defending. Anyway, if you like this content, click that subscribe button, click that like button, leave a comment and join me as the future looks very very bleak.