<p>A 23-year-old man from York in northern England was charged Monday with "threatening behaviour" after several eggs were thrown towards King Charles III during a visit to the city last month.</p>.<p>Patrick Thelwell will appear at York Magistrates' Court on January 20 next year, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said, following a probe into the November 9 incident.</p>.<p>He could face up to six months in prison if convicted, according to sentencing guidelines.</p>.<p>Thelwell was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and released later that day, police said at the time, after several eggs landed near the monarch as he toured central York.</p>.<p>The university student remained free on bail, with part of his temporary release conditions that he could not carry eggs in public apart from when grocery shopping.</p>.<p>"The CPS has authorised North Yorkshire Police to charge Patrick Thelwell with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986," said Nick Price, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division.</p>.<p>"This follows an investigation by police into an incident in which eggs were thrown at HM (His Majesty) The King in York on 9 November 2022."</p>.<p>He noted that Thelwell has "the right to a fair trial" and restrictions on what can be reported in an active UK criminal case were in place.</p>.<p>"It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings," the CPS said.</p>.<p>Police in Bedfordshire, southern England, said earlier this month they had charged a 28-year-old man with a public order offence after an egg was allegedly thrown at Charles during a walkabout in the town of Luton, north of London.</p>.<p>He was released on bail and will appear in court on January 9.</p>.<p>Charles, 74, became king on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September. She was buried after a state funeral and 10 days of national mourning.</p>.<p>But there were some protests against the hereditary principle of monarchy, in which Charles took over as head of state.</p>
<p>A 23-year-old man from York in northern England was charged Monday with "threatening behaviour" after several eggs were thrown towards King Charles III during a visit to the city last month.</p>.<p>Patrick Thelwell will appear at York Magistrates' Court on January 20 next year, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said, following a probe into the November 9 incident.</p>.<p>He could face up to six months in prison if convicted, according to sentencing guidelines.</p>.<p>Thelwell was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and released later that day, police said at the time, after several eggs landed near the monarch as he toured central York.</p>.<p>The university student remained free on bail, with part of his temporary release conditions that he could not carry eggs in public apart from when grocery shopping.</p>.<p>"The CPS has authorised North Yorkshire Police to charge Patrick Thelwell with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986," said Nick Price, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division.</p>.<p>"This follows an investigation by police into an incident in which eggs were thrown at HM (His Majesty) The King in York on 9 November 2022."</p>.<p>He noted that Thelwell has "the right to a fair trial" and restrictions on what can be reported in an active UK criminal case were in place.</p>.<p>"It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings," the CPS said.</p>.<p>Police in Bedfordshire, southern England, said earlier this month they had charged a 28-year-old man with a public order offence after an egg was allegedly thrown at Charles during a walkabout in the town of Luton, north of London.</p>.<p>He was released on bail and will appear in court on January 9.</p>.<p>Charles, 74, became king on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September. She was buried after a state funeral and 10 days of national mourning.</p>.<p>But there were some protests against the hereditary principle of monarchy, in which Charles took over as head of state.</p>