Irish Examiner view: Right of protest

Death of Queen Elizabeth II

People protest ahead of the Accession Proclamation Ceremony at Cardiff Castle, Wales, publicly proclaiming King Charles III as the new monarch last Sunday.

Ceremonies continue apace in Britain ahead of the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II next Monday, and there is no shortage of peripheral events clawing for attention.

Whether it is fevered online speculation about the size of the new king’s fingers, or the BBC broadcast pleading with people to cease donating marmalade sandwiches as tributes to the queen, detached observers have had plenty of opportunities for distraction across the water.