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Since the Queen's death, the authorities have started clamping down on dissenting speech regarding the monarchy. Other incidents include:

- a man arrested for heckling Prince Andrew: https://twitter.com/chrismarshll/status/1569323294716829700 (whereas those in the crowd who assaulted him were not arrested)

- a woman arrested (and later charged) for holding up an "Abolish The Monarchy" placard: https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/11/woman-arrested-after-holding-...

This follows an uncomfortable pattern - in recent years, the government has been restricting protest more generally. Earlier this year, the Tories passed a set of laws which can be applied even more broadly to crush dissent: https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice_information/pcs...