ANTI-MONARCHY demonstrators gathered in central London on Republic Day, demanding an end to the “totally unacceptable” hierarchy.

About 100 protesters joined the Republic campaign group on Saturday to march from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace, shouting slogans of “Abolish the monarchy” and “Not my King.”

Republic chief executive Graham Smith noted the change in public sentiment since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.

He said: “It is about showing that we are growing and there is a mood change. Twenty years ago this wasn’t happening at all. There is a big change in public mood.

“In 2022 we could not have even thought of doing something like this. It wasn’t on the cards, we didn’t have the staff or the money, and now this is the third event we have done.

“We have an impressive list of people coming along, people are seeing us and understanding who we are, and they are listening to what we are saying, and they want to be a part of it.”

He added: “The death of the Queen and the coronation completely changed everything for us. We suddenly grew, we suddenly went from one member of staff to loads of staff.”

Writer Otto English told the crowd: “Democracy is broken, the local elections showed us that. I think all the elections we have had recently have shown us that.”

He added that it needed “fixing and that goes to the top.”

Former Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie said the demonstration was an important moment to “remember the fact that a great many people in this country do recognise that inherited wealth, power and privilege is wrong.

“Huge numbers of people know that the public deserve the right to choose their own elected head of state.”