British police arrested four people for projecting images of President Donald Trump and late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein onto Windsor Castle amid Mr. Trump’s visit to the U.K.
The political campaign group Led By Donkeys projected the image onto the royal residence near London Tuesday night, hours before Mr. Trump arrived. The group posted a photo of its protest on Instagram with the note “Hey Donald, welcome to Windsor Castle.”
The Thames Valley Police arrested the men ages 60, 50, 37 and 36 on suspicion of malicious communication following the incident.
“We take any unauthorised activity around Windsor Castle extremely seriously. Our officers responded swiftly to stop the projection and four people have been arrested. We are conducting a thorough investigation with our partners into the circumstances surrounding this incident,” Thames Valley Police Chief Superintendent Felicity Parker said in a release.
The police agency didn’t name any of the four arrested.
On Wednesday, King Charles III and other royals welcomed Mr. Trump and first lady Melania Trump to the castle.
Mr. Trump’s arrival came less than a week after the Labor government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer dismissed U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson over ties to Epstein.
Epstein, a sex offender, was convicted in Florida state court of procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute in 2008. He was awaiting federal trial on charges of trafficking minors for sex at the time of his 2019 death.
• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.
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