Facebook group 'urges protesters to dress as homeless people' along Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding route

Demonstrations are planned after a Tory council leader asked police to remove rough sleepers from Windsor ahead of the royal wedding

A Facebook group is urging protesters to dress as "homeless people" along Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding route in Windsor.

Anti-homelessness demonstrations are planned after a Tory council leader asked police to remove rough sleepers from the affluent borough before the royal wedding.

Hundreds of people are planning to take part - and they've been told to dress the part and bring sleeping bags and cardboard signs when they line the procession route on May 19. But the idea has faced criticism, with some Facebook users saying it is "patronising" and unnecessary.

A number of protests are due to take place when Harry and Meghan tie the knot at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

One Facebook event, called "Demonstration Against Homelessness Along the Royal Wedding Route", suggests protesters should dress as "clichéd homeless people" when the town is overrun by royal fans and journalists from around the world.

The idea was hatched after Tory council leader Simon Dudley asked police to remove rough sleepers from Windsor ahead of the wedding.

So far more than 1,500 people have marked themselves as "attending" or "interested".