The King has been heckled over Prince Andrew's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during a visit to a cathedral on Monday.

He was shouted out by someone in the crowd outside Lichfield Cathedral, who asked: "How long have you known about Andrew and Epstein?"

The protester also said: "Have you asked the police to cover up for Andrew? Should MPs be allowed to debate the royals in the House of Commons?"

The King did not respond to the comments.

The crowd appeared to turn on the person shouting at the King, with one telling them to "shut up".

Graham Smith, chief executive of anti-monarchy group Republic, said he believed the heckler was "one of our own members but doing their own thing".

He said: "The royals need to be challenged, and if the politicians won't do the job and the police won'

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