King Charles issued warning as Royal Family events to be plagued by protests

Republic is the UK's largest anti-monarchy group and its CEO Graham Smith has issued a warning to the monarchy.

He told GB News: "We are not deterred one bit."

The Republic CEO added: "It has galvanised people."

The anti-monarchy group has vowed to continue protesting at Royal Family events.

Smith said: "We will look to ramp up protests this year."

He also pointed to the surge in membership Republic has seen since King Charles's Coronation.

The number of members nearly double in the days after the landmark event, rising from about 5,000 to about 9,000.

Smith added that Republic has made between £75,000 to £100,000 following the Coronation.

The group's funds increased from £47,000 on the day of the Coronation to more than £91,000.

They also separately received around £20,000 in donations, including one single donation of £10,000.

On May 6, the day of King Charles's Coronation, police arrested 64 people but were accused by a director of Human Rights Watch of "incredibly alarming" tactics over the detention of peaceful protesters.

Smith was among a group of protesters from Republic who were arrested, however, he was released without charge.

Last week, Scotland Yard released a statement on the arrests of six protesters on the day of the Coronation.

They said: "Those arrested stated the items would be used to secure their placards, and the investigation has been unable to prove intent to use them to lock on and disrupt the event.