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A student found guilty of throwing eggs at the King and Queen Consort posed with a picture of the offending foodstuffs outside court this morning.
Patrick Thelwell, 23, was arrested last November and charged with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act.
He shouted "the King is a paedophile” after throwing “at least five” eggs towards Charles during a walkabout in York last year.
During his trial he was stopped by the judge from asking a police witness whether he “was aware the King was photographed numerous times with Jimmy Savile”, the disgraced TV presenter.
Judge Goldspring told him: “Whether or not the King was photographed with Jimmy Savile has no relevance to this trial at all.
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He threw at least five eggs at the King (PA)“I’m afraid I won’t allow you to ask questions about your perception of the King’s past.”
The defendant also asked Detective Constable Peter Wilson if he thought throwing eggs “is more or less serious than the violence carried out by the British state”.
All of the eggs missed their targets in the attack in York and the monarch continued shaking hands with a member of the public as they flew in his direction.
The King’s only acknowledgement was to pause briefly to look at the shells cracked on the ground.
In court, the 23-year-old had pleaded not guilty to a Section 4 public order offence, arguing his use of “low level violence” was “lawful” as it was self defence against “the violence carried out by the British state”.
But Senior District Judge Paul Goldspring found the defendant guilty of threatening behaviour, saying Thelwell “intended to cause King Charles to believe immediate unlawful violence would be used against him”.
PC Steventon told the court that people in the crowd were "angry" at Thelwell, and described one man shouting "something like 'you've ruined this for everybody"'.
The King was at Sandhurst today (PA)The court heard another egg fell out of Thelwell's pocket as he was being arrested.
Asked by Thelwell, PC Steventon said he did not remember the crowd "pulling (his) hair out" or shouting that his head should be put on a spike.
The court was shown footage of Thelwell arriving at Fulford Road police station in York and saying: "I can't believe that didn't smash, I've had an egg in my pocket the whole time."
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Another CCTV clip from the police station showed a police sergeant commenting on Thelwell's "large soled" shoes, saying: "I could do with some of those, make me taller."
Thelwell replied: "I know, it's so I can see him through the crowds," and made a throwing gesture.
The court heard he later signed his custody record: "F*** the King."
Reading a statement in his own defence, Thelwell said he "acted out of necessity" in the face of "crimes against humanity by the British state", including climate policy, austerity and the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Thelwell, who gave his address as Wentworth College at the University of York, said he had been contacted by "thousands of people" saying they "would do the same thing, and will" if the King visits their area in the future.
The student was found guilty (Getty Images)In cross examination by Mr Smith, Thelwell said he admitted throwing the eggs amounted to "low level violence" but said it was "lawful violence" and that "all people have the right to self defence" when they "are under threat of violence of the system".
"The way the UK conducts its climate policy amounts to genocide because they know millions of people will die as a result of their actions," he said.
The judge sentenced Thelwell to a 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work.
He also ordered the defendant, who said he had now given up his studies, to pay £600 court costs and £114 surcharge at a rate of £5 per week.
Thelwell’s trial was held today but the brazen University of York student posed with a placard with a picture of an egg on it before before finding guilty at York Magistrates’ Court.
Last year he told the Mirror after being released from custody he was attacked by the crowd.
He said at the time: "I was let out at 10pm so it wasn’t that bad really. My friends were waiting for me. My solicitor was very good.
“After I was arrested the experience of that crowd, literally screaming and wailing with pure rage. Saying that my head should be on a spike, that I should be murdered on the spot.
"It doesn't phase me because I understand what fascism is, what it looks like.
“People were ripping chunks of my hair out, they were spitting at me. People lost their minds.”
“It's just so revealing to see when you challenge someone’s beliefs in that way, the belief of the superiority of this man’s blood.”
North Yorkshire Police said at the time: "We arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of a public order offence during the Royal visit.
The King glances down moments after an egg was thrown his way (Getty Images)"The man has been interviewed and released on police bail.
"He was detained following an incident which occurred as King Charles III and the Queen Consort arrived at Micklegate Bar in York. "
Charles and Camilla were visiting Yorkshire to carry out a number of engagements, including unveiling a statue of Queen Elizabeth II, the first to be installed since her death.
Speaking at the ceremony, Charles said: "The late Queen was always vigilant for the welfare of her people during her life.
"Now her image will watch over what will become Queen Elizabeth Square for centuries to come."
The 2m sculpture weighing 1.1 tonnes and made from lepine limestone from France was designed to celebrate the late Queen's platinum jubilee and was completed in August, the month before her death.