Extinction Rebellion eco-clowns lay siege to Windsor Castle as they deliver letters urging King Charles to help save the planet
Over 500 eco-zealots turned up at the royal residence, with a pink box full of letters asking the monarch to 'intervene in the worsening climate crisis'.
But the King is unlikely to receive them, as he currently residing 300 miles north for his usual summer visit to Scotland.
Traffic near the castle was halted as activists carried apocalyptic post boxes with 'last collection times' as well as times for other disasters, such as 'running out of food at 9am'.
Other boxes some of King's own quotes on the environment, including his words in 2010: 'This is a call for revolution. The earth is under threat. Revolution is a strong word and I use it deliberately.'
Extinction rebellion protesters descended on Windsor Castle to call on the King to 'intervene' in the climate crisis
Activists carried a pink postbox bearing apocalyptic messages as well as previous quotes from Charles on the environment
Protesters on the Long Walk in Windsor with banners reading 'Massembly' and 'Upgrade democracy'
Police removing the pink postbox topped by a yellow bird, placed by XR protesters outside the royal residence
Activist Catherine Edminson, 61, a NHS business support worker, insisted that the protesters weren't 'freaks' but were 'from all walks of life'.
Climate activists have also erected tents and marquees in Windsor Home Park without permission, as XR entered its second day of action in the Berkshire town.
Police were seen forming a line as Morris Dancers performed beneath Queen Victoria's statue.
Among placards on display was a message to the King reading: 'Speak up for nature Charles! We can't hear you!'
Protesters also planned a 'massembly' - a large gathering - on the Long Walk of Windsor's Great Park.
XR does not have permission to be in the park, but has been 'liaising' with local authorities, said spokesman Etienne Stott, 45, who won a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics in the canoe slalom.
The group hopes that storming the castle will help boost their profile through publicity of the stunt and enhance their demands for a Citizens Assembly to be established to tackle the climate crisis.
A placard raised by activists with a drawing of the King and the words 'Speak up for nature Charles! We can't hear you!'
XR activists unveil a pink postbox with the words 'upgrade democracy'
XR protesters wave green flags and bang on drums outside Windsor Castle
On Friday XR activists wore business suits and dressed as oil barons
Activists dressed in all black participate in a funereal demonstration at Windsor Great Park
A protester brings his four-legged friend to the climate demonstration, wearing a pink and green coat with XR badges
Officers watch over a protest by XR demonstrators outside Windsor Castle
The group marched through the town dressed as oil barons to spread their message.
Catherine Bartlett, of Extinction Rebellion UK, said: 'Windsor Castle has been chosen as an embodiment of a broken and unjust system where our message will resonate powerfully.
'The general election has neither fixed our broken system nor addressed the urgent action needed to tackle the climate and nature emergency.
'Aristocrats, oligarchs and corporate interests have infected and distorted our politics and media for their own benefit and at our expense.
'Our politics is failing us from top to bottom. It's time for a democratic upgrade.'
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The eco-activists also plan to cause mayhem in Windsor town centre by targeting hotels and restaurants as well as shutting down roads
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Labour's Luke Pollard MP, the Armed Forces Minister, backed the judge, and said : 'What Just Stop Oil have done has been ridiculous. Their protests have been pathetic'
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The protest caused traffic gridlock, with three city-bound lanes blocked and delays stretching about 30 kilometers
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