Royals refused to attend tea party
protesters who branded him a “racist”as he played golf with Eric.
Police said they have arrested and charged a 55-year-old man in connection with a powered parachute being flown in the vicinity of the Turnberry Hotel at around 9.45pm on Friday.
He is expected to appear at Ayr Sheriff Court today.
Greenpeace earlier said they had orchestrated the stunt. At the same time, thousands of people marched through Edinburgh to demonstrate against Trump, following widespread protests on Friday with a march in London and events in cities including Glasgow and Belfast.
At Turnberry, protesters who had gathered on the nearby beach climbed a hill to ensure the president could see them when he took to the golf course.
Trump waved as they shouted: “No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA.” In Edinburgh, crowds gathered outside the Scottish Parliament before setting off for the city’s Meadows for a Carnival of Resistance, where the 20ft Trump baby balloon was flown.
Yesterday, Trump and his wife Melania headed for Finland. He will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin for talks today.
There have been calls for today’s meeting with Putin to be cancelled, after the US charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with election interference.
But White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders has said the meeting will go ahead as planned in Helsinki. PRINCE Charles and Prince William “snubbed” Donald Trump – leaving the Queen to host him alone, it emerged yesterday. The pair let it be known in the run-up to the trip they did not want to take part in the controversial visit, it was claimed. The monarch
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was left to welcome Trump and wife Melania by herself.
“This business of Prince Charles and Prince William not being there for the Trump visit was a snub,” a source told the Sunday Times.
“They simply refused to attend. It’s a very, very unusual thing for the Queen to be there on her own. Usually she is accompanied.”