The Stop Trump Coalition staged a London protest on Monday against UK support for President Donald Trump’s Middle East policy, using a mock state visit to accuse Britain of complicity.
Campaigners used giant masks of King Charles and President Trump holding a prop missile marked “COMPLICIT,” according to the coalition’s April 27 statement. The protest demanded an end to US use of UK military bases for strikes linked to Iran.
Jake Atkinson, spokesperson for the Stop Trump Coalition, accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of using royal engagement to “green-light” Trump’s actions.
The group said British citizens were facing higher living costs as Trump’s war in Iran drove up prices. It also accused the US administration of pressuring Britain on medicines pricing and the UK’s Digital Services Tax.
The London action followed wider anti-Trump protests in the United States and abroad. Euronews reported that organisers said at least eight million people joined more than 3,300 “No Kings” rallies across all 50 US states in late March.
Protesters dressed as King Charles and Donald Trump staged a demonstration outside Buckingham Palace with a mock missile, opposing the monarch’s planned U.S. visit and UK support for American military actions. Organisers from the Stop Trump Coalition urged the government to halt… pic.twitter.com/pd1MBdlbyV
— India Today Global (@ITGGlobal) April 27, 2026Read: Iran Says Situation ‘Under Control’ as Trump Weighs Military Options
The “No Kings” protests focused on opposition to Trump’s second administration, the Iran war, immigration enforcement and concerns over democratic backsliding.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were scheduled to visit the United States from April 27 to April 30 for a state visit with Trump, Time reported, citing Buckingham Palace
