Heir came hecklers! Embarrassing moments faced by members of the royal family, including a woman who told Kate in Belfast: “Ireland belongs to the Irish.”

The royal family is more than used to the usual formalities of smiles, waves and handshakes at public events.

But occasionally their courtesies provoke protest, as King Charles found out during his recent tour of Australia.

Aboriginal senator Lydia Thorpe barked at the monarch in the Australian Parliament.

She shouted that Charles had “committed genocide against our people” as he and Queen Camilla attended a reception in Canberra.

It’s not the first time members of the royal family have been heard during an engagement – ​​Princess Kate, Prince William, Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew have also experienced it.

Read on for MailOnline’s rundown of some of the most embarrassing moments the royal family has endured over the years.

King Charles in Wales

Although opinion polls over the years have consistently shown a majority of people in Wales support the prince, Charles faced protesters during his visit in 2022.

As the monarch made his way past the throngs of people waiting to greet him, he experienced his first bout of negativity since becoming king.

One man leaned forward and shouted, “Charles! While we struggle to heat our homes, we have to pay for your parade.”

To which Charles seemed to reply, “Oh.”

The dissident added: “The taxpayer is paying £100m for you, for what?”

But that negativity was soon drowned out by a wave of loud cheers for Charles as the crowd chanted in unison: “God save the king, God save the king!”

Princess Kate in Northern Ireland

The Princess of Wales also confronted a member of the public who turned out to be an Irish nationalist during an impromptu walk in north Belfast in 2022.

As she shook Kate’s hand, the dissident said: “It’s nice to meet you, but it would be better if it was when you were in your country.”

The woman, who was wearing an emerald green cardigan, appeared to be recording footage of the exchange on her phone.

She added: “Ireland belongs to the Irish.”

A stunned Kate, who managed to keep her composure throughout the exchange, laughed and let go of her hand before continuing to smile and greet other members of the crowd.

Kate’s visit to the Museum of the Found

Last year, Kate was victimized by another protester when she visited the Museum of Throwing in London.

When the princess arrived at the museum, a woman stepped into the road with a sign that read: “Monarchy is child abuse.”

Speaking to the camera, the activist explained her views and said: “Everyone is equal, everyone is born equal and everyone remains equal throughout life.

“No one is more valuable or important than others.”

She added: “The monarchy is a perversion of that system. Monarchy says that some people are more important than others, and I think it’s insulting to children to be told that they are constantly and inherently inferior to someone else, whether it’s their older sibling or their family. me, whom they have never met and will never meet.

Prince Andrii thundered behind the queen’s coffin

As the late Queen’s coffin was carried through Edinburgh with children walking behind, Prince Andrew was heard by a member of the public.

The young man was caught on video shouting: “Andrew, you’re a sick old man!”

The Duke of York continued to follow his mother’s hearse alongside Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Edward.

Moments later, footage shows mourners pushing the heckler to the ground as others in the crowd continue to shout “God save the king”.

He was then dragged away as he shouted “disgusting” and “I did nothing wrong”.

Meghan Markle in Colombia

Meghan attended the Afro Women and Power conference in Cali, Colombia on the last day of her quasi-royal tour with Prince Harry earlier this year.

However, before she gave her speech in Spanish, some indifferent person picked up and killed her colleague Francia Marquez – the first black vice president of Colombia.

The activist shouted a question about trans rights to Ms. Marquez, who calmly replied: “I’m talking about women in general. We also have a program for trans women.”

The angry spectator said nothing more and sat down. She was allowed to remain in her seat until the end of the event.

As the incident unfolded, Meghan, 43, looked out at the crowd and laughed to herself before turning to the vice president to nod in approval.

Charles and Jon Snow joke

During a reception at Buckingham Palace to honor Britain’s humanitarian contribution last year, news veteran Jon Snow made a joke about the king.

John shook Charles’s hand and said, “I’m so glad one of us is king!”

Charles smiled and John added, “Can we say that?”

To which the king replied: “Of course you can.”

Prince William visits Grenfell

In 2017, Prince William and the late Queen visited the site near the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

As the prince was leaving, the man desperately called for the return of the children who had gone missing during the disaster.

He shouted, “And what about the children?”

William responded by raising his hand calmly and sympathetically and told the man not to worry, assuring him that he would be back.