Prince Charles Saves the Day
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were among the foothills of the Himalayas yesterday on their tour of India and the Middle East.
Visiting a holy shrine of the Sikhs where Sikhism was born as a blend of Hinduism and Islam, Camilla looked cool and elegant in a head scarf. Charles, however, exhibited his fondness for silly hats by wearing a Tommy Cooper-like wrap-around fez (pictured).
Later though, Prince Charles saved the day and Camilla’s dignity by his quick thinking. The Daily Mail reports:
In a scene that could have come from the film Carry on up the Khyber, an official unwittingly pulled her chair away just as she was about to sit down after signing a visitors book at a pharmaceutical research centre in Mohali.
She was about to land unceremoniously on her bottom when Charles spotted the impending disaster and caught her.
Despite his effective diplomacy in the Middle East in recent days, history tells us that incidents like these are what will be remembered by posterity. Although King Alfred saved England and the language, it’s the burnt cakes most people recall. Plus ca change …
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By » SYNTAGMA - Tech and Network News on March 29th, 2006 at 9:42 am
How sad that for prosterity The Duchess nearly falling and possibly hurting herself is what the tour will be remembered for, and not the good parts of the tour such as both in their respect for other religions and bring about ways of living together and befriending other cultures.
By Trudie on March 29th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
It’s always the case that little incidents stick in the memory more than patient persisence and hard work, however valuable.
By John on March 29th, 2006 at 12:24 pm