Four individuals were taken into custody in Britain after images of United States President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto Windsor Castle. The incident unfolded on Tuesday evening as the American president arrived in the United Kingdom for his second state visit.
According to international news agency Reuters, Trump is expected to meet King Charles III at the royal residence in Windsor, situated west of London, on Wednesday. The meeting forms part of a visit that has already attracted both political scrutiny and public demonstration.
Thames Valley Police confirmed the arrests, describing the swift action taken against those responsible for the unauthorised projection. Chief Superintendent Felicity Parker issued a statement underlining the seriousness with which authorities view security breaches around royal properties.
“We take any unauthorized activity around Windsor Castle extremely seriously. Our officers responded swiftly to stop the projection, and four people have been arrested,”
Parker stated.
The projection featured not only Trump and Epstein but also included the 2023 mugshot of the American president. That photograph was taken after his indictment for attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, a charge that remains a highly divisive matter within the United States.
Trump-Epstein images projected on Windsor castle. pic.twitter.com/tkGD2iG5LN
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The action was claimed by Led by Donkeys, a British activist group known for its provocative public messaging campaigns. Their involvement has drawn attention to the intersection of political theatre and protest in the digital era, where light projections and online campaigns are increasingly used as tools of dissent.
By projecting images onto one of the United Kingdom’s most symbolic landmarks, the group ensured international coverage of their message. Yet the act also raised questions about the limits of protest in spaces of national heritage and high-profile security.
The protest’s symbolism appeared designed to connect Trump to longstanding controversies over Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Critics have repeatedly sought to link Trump to Epstein, citing photographs and accounts from the early 2000s.
Democrats and even some of Trump’s political allies have accused him of obscuring details about Epstein’s connections. They argue that Epstein maintained a client list of influential figures whom he allegedly trafficked women to.
“The FBI and the Justice Department have denied that a list exists,”
reports confirm. Trump himself has consistently distanced his reputation from Epstein. The president has stated that he ended their relationship well before allegations of sexual exploitation surfaced.
