Not My King banners and placards continue to haunt Charles wherever he goes.
 
As Charles held a garden party in Holyrood Palace this afternoon, activists displayed a huge Not My King sign, in sight of the party, up on the hill in Holyrood Park.
 
 
This is the third year in a row when 'Royal Week' in Edinburgh has faced anti-monarchy protests. A protest was held at the gates of the palace this morning, before activists climbed the hill behind the palace to display the huge sign.
 
A large protest was held on the Royal Mile when Charles held his mini-coronation in 2023. Two other protests were held last year.
 
Speaking for Republic, Graham Smith said today:
 
"I'm proud of our campaigners and activists who get out there and make sure the message is heard loud and clear. We are not a nation of royalists."
 
"The monarchy is undemocratic, unprincipled and falls well short of the standards we should expect from national institutions."
 
"Despite the claims of the royals the monarchy costs more than half a billion pounds a year."
 
"That went up by £45m in April and last week we learned the government in Westminster will spend another £45m on a memorial to the queen."
 
"All this extravagance for one family while people with disabilities are facing cuts to their support that will likely push tens of thousands into poverty."
 
"Support for the monarchy is historically lower in Scotland than elsewhere in the UK. But support across the UK is well down on previous years, with a third now wanting an elected head of state."