Holy shit! Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, were nearly assassinated by angry "student" demonstrators in Britain today!
news.yahoo.com
excerpt:
Furious student protesters attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, vandalized buildings and battled riot police Thursday as a controversial hike in university fees triggered Britain's worst political violence in years.
In a major security breach, demonstrators set upon the heir to the throne's Rolls Royce as it drove through London's busy West End on its way to a theater. A group of up to 20 struck it with fists, sticks and bottles, breaking a window and splattering the gleaming black vehicle with paint.
In the frenzy, some chanted "off with their heads!"
Adnan Nazir, a 23-year-old podiatrist who was following the protesters, said Charles, 62, kept his calm, gently pushing his 63-year-old wife toward the floor to get her out of the line of fire.
"Charles got her on the floor and put his hands on her," Nazir said. "Charles was still waving and giving the thumb's up.
"It was just a surreal thing," he said. "It was completely manic."
Charles' office, Clarence House, said the royal couple was unharmed. But the attack took police completely by surprise and raises serious security questions.
The chief of the Metropolitan Police, Paul Stephenson, said the force would launch an investigation into Thursday's violence.
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This is my favorite part:
"Charles got [Camilla] on the floor and put his hands on her," Nazir said. "Charles was still waving and giving the thumb's up."
That's the hallmark of a royal prince who is completely disconnected from his subjects below and the brutal austerity measures they are suffering through while he remains unaffected.
The mob was trying their level-best to kill them both, yet he was torn between fearing for their lives and giving the royal wave to what his pompous ego perceived as an adoring crowd of fawning subjects! Unbelievable! |
