Christopher Gibbons, 38, and Tyrone Patten-Walsh, 34, have been convicted of terrorism offences after targeting the son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their neo-Nazi podcast. The trial, held at Kingston Crown Court, concluded with both individuals found guilty of encouraging acts of terrorism.
During the podcast episodes, Gibbons referred to Archie as an “abomination that should be put down” and called for Prince Harry to be prosecuted and “judicially killed for treason.” The hosts also endorsed the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox and praised Brenton Tarrant’s Christchurch shooting in New Zealand. Their discussions included vile remarks about the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.
The pair consistently expressed homophobic, racist, antisemitic, Islamophobic, and misogynistic opinions, often encouraging their listeners to commit acts of violence. Gibbons additionally created a “Radicalisation Library” containing hundreds of extreme right-wing texts and propaganda materials.
The podcast, which produced 21 episodes, gained almost 1,000 subscribers and garnered over 152,000 views. Following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command, Gibbons and Patten-Walsh were arrested in May 2021 and charged in August of the same year.
During the trial, the prosecution described the defendants as “dedicated and unapologetic white supremacists” who aimed to encourage acts of extreme right-wing terrorism. Both individuals were convicted on eight counts of encouraging acts of terrorism, while Gibbons faced two additional counts of dissemination of terrorist publications.
Gibbons, from Carshalton, south London, and Patten-Walsh, from Romford, Essex, have been remanded in custody and are scheduled to be sentenced on September 26th.
Commander Dominic Murphy, speaking after the conviction, emphasized that airing hateful views and advocating terrorist acts in a public platform would not exempt individuals from facing consequences. He urged the public to report extremist content online, stating its importance in the fight against terrorism.
