BAFTA TV Awards: The Crown's Khalid Abdalla makes another political statement by writing 'stop arming Israel' on his hand and bringing 14,000 sequins to the red carpet 'for every child killed in Gaza'

The Crown's Khalid Abdalla has made different governmental connection arsenic helium attended the British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) astatine London's Royal Festival Hall today. 

The actor, 43, who played Princess Diana's precocious fellow Dodi Fayed successful the Netflix show, held up a wide container containing 14,000 reddish sequins to correspond each 'child that has been killed successful Gaza' amid the ongoing struggle successful the Middle East. 

On his different hand, the prima had written 'Stop arming Israel' successful achromatic marker pen arsenic helium posed for photos holding up the sequins. 

Taking to societal media level X, Khalid wrote: 'Every 1 of these 14,000 sequins is simply a kid that has been killed successful Gaza. Multiply that by 2.46 and you get the existent decease toll, implicit 34,500.' 

Unicef confirmed much than 14,000 children person been killed and 12,000 wounded successful Gaza since Hamas's attacks connected Israel connected October 7 past year. 

It is not the archetypal clip the histrion has shared his governmental stance connected the conflict, penning 'never again' connected his manus astatine the 2024 Emmy Awards successful January, in notation to the Israel-Hamas war.

Khalid besides issued a governmental connection erstwhile calling for a ceasefire astatine the LA premiere of The Crown bid six successful November past year. 

He had joined his co-stars Elizabeth Debicki (Diana), Rufus Kampa (William) and Fflyn Edwards (Harry) astatine the screening up of the series' merchandise connected November 16.

As helium posed for snaps with his co-star Elizabeth, Khalid revealed penning connected his manus successful achromatic pen, which work 'Ceasefire NOW'.

He wrote connected Twitter of the message: 'Because each lives are sacred. Because I judge successful the powerfulness of the quality heart.

'Because we request to beryllium wide and unfastened and bash everything we tin for a amended world. #CeasefireNow.'

It is simply a hashtag helium has utilized previously, penning connected Remembrance Sunday alongside a representation of Pro-Palestine marchers: 'I americium truthful arrogant of London for not succumbing to each the intimidation and showing what a emotion march for our communal humanity looks similar connected Armistice Day. #CeasefireNOW.'

Khalid played Princess Diana's romanticist partner, Dodi Fayed - an Egyptian movie shaper and lad of billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed - successful The Crown.

Princess Diana and Dodi tragically died successful a car clang successful Paris connected August 31, 1997.

Khalid has antecedently signed a missive demanding a ceasefire successful Israel and Gaza with the Artists for Palestine UK, alongside the likes of Tilda Swinton, Miriam Margolyes and Steve Coogan.

This year's Eurovision contention has besides been overshadowed by the Gaza-Israel conflict, with activists calling connected organisers to prohibition the Jewish state.

Huge pro-Palestine protests attended by the likes of Greta Thunberg took spot successful the big metropolis of Malmo successful Sweden - forcing Israeli vocalist Eden Golan to instrumentality structure successful her edifice guarded by equipped police.

Dozens of officers patrolled streets surrounding the hotel, carrying retired individuality checks connected car drivers and pedestrians and besides patrolling the metropolis centre pursuing demands she beryllium excluded from the competition.