Carlo and Camilla, the pro-Palestinian protests threaten the commemorations of the fallen

THEn appearance everything seems to proceed as usual for Carlo and Camilla: like every year, in the week before commemorations of Remembrance Sunday English, on November 12th, they pay homage to organizations and charities dedicated to the war dead. But the current Israeli conflict has led to serious changes in the security measures adopted to guarantee their protection: the king and queen risk being involved in possible clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators.

London on alert, Carlo and Camilla at risk of attacks

In the official visits carried out in recent days, one detail was immediately evident: the presence, around the monarchs, of a greater number of bodyguards. A contingent followed yesterday Camilla on her way to Westminster to lay a wooden cross with his monogram in the Field of Remembrance of the Abbey, an annual pilgrimage that Queen Elizabeth made before her.

Another team of bodyguards discreetly surrounded him Charles on his visit to a London synagoguewhere the sovereign met Jewish refugees who managed to escape the Nazis in the Second World War.

Carlo and Camilla protected on the day dedicated to the fallen

Attention is now focused on the ceremony scheduled for morning of Sunday 12th. In an event very dear to Queen Elizabeth, and which her son King Charles will continue to honor, the Royal Family will gather in full force around the Cenotaph in Londontogether with thousands of members of the Armed Forces and war veterans, who will also participate in the traditional parade. Every year attacks are feared, but this time the threat comes from the pro-Palestinian protests scheduled in recent days in the streets of the center of the capital.

The “ring of steel” around the Royal Family

Scotland Yard He admitted: «By law we cannot ban protests in the ceremony area». But the London police chiefs immediately added that to protect the king and the entire Royal Family, no stone will be left unturned. Around the Windsors, ready to intervene, there will be thousands of agents in uniform and plain clothes, borrowed from forces across the country.

70 thousand protesters arriving in London

There will be more 70 thousand protesters arriving in London on Saturday For protest against Israeli bombings in Gazawith the strong possibility of clashes with members of far-right factions.

In the wake of the damage already suffered in recent days by British war memorials, Sir Mark Rowley, London police chief, has given the order to his officers to intervene at the slightest sign of tension. And he spared no expense: «We will protect the Royal Family, whatever it takes».

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