The Prince of Wales greeted crowds in Kalk Bay this morning on his final day in South Africa.
Protesters shouted at the Prince of Wales in Kalk Bay, Cape Town (Image: Emily Ferguson)
A rowdy mob of anti-monarchy protesters have ambushed Prince William on his final day in South Africa.
The Prince of Wales was visiting Kalk Bay in Cape Town this morning when he was met by the group yelling “go home now” at him.
Others held signs that said “William, you have no sovereignty in our country”.
It comes as William has received a warm welcome during the four-day visit so far, with the trip being made to celebrate The Earthshot Prize Awards 2024. Princess Kate did not accompany her husband on the visit and instead stayed at home with their three children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.
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The award ceremony was held last night as William took to the red carpet, with his family believed to have been watching from their Windsor cottage.
One protestor holding up a sign on Thursday morning said he was angry because he believed the prince had not been to the townships to “see the suffering”.
When it was confirmed, William, 42, had indeed done that, the protestor appeared speechless and simply shook his head.
While chants were made against the prince, who carried on with the engagement unphased, plenty of supporters tried to drown out the opposition.
Cheers of “William we love you, we love you William” could be heard from supporters of the future King.
Protestors held up signs in Cape Town (Image: Aaron Chown – Pool/Getty Images)
The three protestors joined the crowd of well wishes just over an hour into the prince’s visit to meet local fishermen to highlight the contributions of 2023 Earthshot Finalist Abalobi.
While most of the protest was aimed at William, one protestor shouted that the future King should “hand back what your grandmother stole from us”.
Local fisherman were also reportedly angry that they hadn’t been asked to meet the prince today as they claimed only Abalobi was invited to take part in today’s engagement. Rifiek Isaac’s deputy chair of a small scale fishing corporate said he was angry that Abalobi had been chosen as they don’t represent the local fishermen.
He said:“We would have loved to meet the Prince, it’s not about him. We don’t like that company using our Harbour. We fish here.”
Plenty of supporters gathered to greet the prince today (Image: Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
The protests, which were the first to have happened on the visit, were a complete contrast to the love the prince received during his walkabout today, where he was handed keyrings to take home to his wife and children.
He said his family would have loved to be in South Africa with him, however it is believed they stayed in the UK as the children have school.
He said to the public: ” I love Cape Town, I’ve had the most amazing week here, I’ve really enjoyed it. I don’t want to go! My children would love to be here, so would Catherine.”
