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Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as the 'Not My King' tag grows

A woman was arrested at St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh on Sunday; in London, a protester holding a sign reading "Not my king" was led away by a group of uniformed officers.
An anti-monarchy demonstrator protests outside Palace of Westminster in central London on Monday. A number of arrests in the U.K. are sparking questions about freedom of speech.

"Not my king."

"He is and there is nothing you can do about it."

That exchange between two commenters on Twitter encapsulates the current friction in the United Kingdom, where King Charles III's ascension to the throne has sparked anti-royalist protests.

In dramatic ways, the dynamic is playing out in real life: police have made a series of arrests against

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