Anarchist threaten to disrupt royal wedding

London, England (CNN) — Plans are being drawn up for a major protest and disruption of the Royal Wedding, according to a leading anarchist protester.

Charlie Veitch is a former City banker, who was made redundant during the financial crisis. He now heads a group of colorful protesters called the “Love Police Academy.” He says they are committed to non-violent protest against the austerity cuts, the status quo and the establishment.

“As an anarchist, philosophical and political anarchist, I cannot support the royal family, I cannot support this government’s actions,” Veitch said.

“I give full support to black bloc tactics that we saw at the weekend,” he added, referring to the black-clad, hooded hardcore of protesters who have marred legitimate anti-austerity rallies in recent weeks.

Veitch is open about his privileged “right wing, traditional” family background. Indeed, he was the epitome of the British establishment until he was made redundant during the downturn.

Veitch is candid about the anarchists’ plans for April 29, the day of the royal wedding.

He says they are putting together a “a ‘shock and awe campaign;’ it will involve a lot of fireworks; it will involve a lot of people dressed in black; it will involve a lot of very, very loud music to try and hack all the mainstream media broadcasts of that day.”

Veitch says the anarchists are planning their action via the internet.

“There are plans, which are being passed around online in encrypted forums and through encrypted emails — which the government cannot hack — to disrupt the procession route as well. Any more than that, I’m afraid I cannot tell you at risk of incriminating myself or my colleagues,” he said.

Veitch predicts tens of thousands of people will try to protest on the day of the wedding, but admits that “maybe one or two thousand” will be directly involved with disrupting the event.

“I’d say it will be a big mass rally. There will be of course people who are dressed all in black, who will be involved in more direct action. Of course, they will remain nameless,” he said.

Veitch denies that direct action to interfere with the wedding could be seen as a form of terrorism.

“I don’t see disrupting an illegitimate wedding between two very posh people who don’t represent the average man on the street as terrorism.”

Whether or not the threats of Veitch and other anarchists are based on real plans, the police are taking the potential for disruption seriously.

Metropolitan Police Commander Bob Broadhurst says the police face a difficult balancing act: They need to allow legitimate protest, without it getting out of hand.

“There is a lot of chatter out there and no real intelligence, but we must bear in mind that people have a right to protest,” he said.

Protesters have already targeted the royal family, attacking a limousine carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall last year. It’s a repeat of scenes like that, which police are desperate to prevent and that anarchists would see as a huge victory.