Among those arrested was the group’s CEO, Graham Smith, who is a prominent campaigner for an elected head of state to replace the monarch.

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The protesters were making their way to the designated protest site at Trafalgar Square when they were apprehended. Footage posted on Twitter showed Mr Smith’s details being taken by a police officer, while another officer can be heard saying: “They are under arrest, end of.”

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