Friday, April 01, 2005
Prince Charles decries “Bloody peasants”
Charles, the Prince of Wales, has lashed out at “Bloody peasants” interrupting his usual annual family ski trip to Klosters.
The Prince’s comments were surreptitiously picked up by nearby microphones from assembled members of the press as he posed with his sons during the traditional holiday photo opportunity.
The occasion is organised as a ‘gentleman’s agreement’, in return for allowing the royal party to spend the remainder of their holiday undisturbed by paparazzi.
The Prince had faced a barrage of questions, including enquires into his forthcoming marriage plans and into his choice of lime green and luminous yellow ski suit.
The Prince was noticeably ruffled when pressed by reporters over whether caterers will be serving hay or alfalfa at his impending post-wedding reception. The Prince remains sensitive over his horse’s dietary habits.
But later, when wrapping up the photo call, the Prince was overheard muttering to his sons, criticising the assembled reporters.
“Bloody peasants. I simply can’t stand the them. I hate doing this.”
“What do we bloody owe them? Why should we Royals have to put ourselves through this humiliation, just for a bunch of plebeians? Next time, I’m going to bring the dogs and set them loose,” he was heard to say.
On turning to the shocked reporters he snapped "Be quiet, I order you to be quiet," before beating the BBC Royal Correspondence, Nicholas Witchell, with a ski pole.
In an attempt to diffuse the situation – and the next day’s press reports - Charles’s communications secretary, Paddy Harveson, said the Prince has often felt ‘uncomfortable’ when dealing with the public.
“The Prince does not have contempt for the peasantry, but does demand that they observe Royal deference and keep their distance.”
“You must remember that the Prince gets only five holidays a year away from helping his Mother run the Commonwealth. He would prefer to be able to just get up the mountain and just ski, without interference from the common citizenry,” he said.
The Prince’s horse, Camilla, cannot ski, and so Ms. Parker-Bowles did not accompany Charles and his sons to Klosters.
For the second year in a row Prince William, 22, was accompanied by a female friend, known only as “Candy”. The happy couple spent much of the day cavorting in the snow. William and Candy, who is thought to be about 45 years of age, live in sin in a cottage on his Father’s estate of Scotland, in the north of England.
The younger Prince, Harry, missed out on the first two days of the holiday, after spending several hours in custody at Innsbruck Airport where he was pinched for attempting to smuggle cannabis into Austria.
Prince Harry is also facing questions from the Austrian Police over an alleged Nazi salute to security cameras at the airport immigration desk.
Prince Charles decries “Bloody peasants”
Posted by Living with Matilda at 12:33 PM
Charles, the Prince of Wales, has lashed out at “Bloody peasants” interrupting his usual annual family ski trip to Klosters.The Prince’s comments were surreptitiously picked up by nearby microphones from assembled members of the press as he posed with his sons during the traditional holiday photo opportunity.
The occasion is organised as a ‘gentleman’s agreement’, in return for allowing the royal party to spend the remainder of their holiday undisturbed by paparazzi.
The Prince had faced a barrage of questions, including enquires into his forthcoming marriage plans and into his choice of lime green and luminous yellow ski suit.
The Prince was noticeably ruffled when pressed by reporters over whether caterers will be serving hay or alfalfa at his impending post-wedding reception. The Prince remains sensitive over his horse’s dietary habits.
But later, when wrapping up the photo call, the Prince was overheard muttering to his sons, criticising the assembled reporters.
“Bloody peasants. I simply can’t stand the them. I hate doing this.”
“What do we bloody owe them? Why should we Royals have to put ourselves through this humiliation, just for a bunch of plebeians? Next time, I’m going to bring the dogs and set them loose,” he was heard to say.
On turning to the shocked reporters he snapped "Be quiet, I order you to be quiet," before beating the BBC Royal Correspondence, Nicholas Witchell, with a ski pole.
In an attempt to diffuse the situation – and the next day’s press reports - Charles’s communications secretary, Paddy Harveson, said the Prince has often felt ‘uncomfortable’ when dealing with the public.
“The Prince does not have contempt for the peasantry, but does demand that they observe Royal deference and keep their distance.”
“You must remember that the Prince gets only five holidays a year away from helping his Mother run the Commonwealth. He would prefer to be able to just get up the mountain and just ski, without interference from the common citizenry,” he said.
The Prince’s horse, Camilla, cannot ski, and so Ms. Parker-Bowles did not accompany Charles and his sons to Klosters.
For the second year in a row Prince William, 22, was accompanied by a female friend, known only as “Candy”. The happy couple spent much of the day cavorting in the snow. William and Candy, who is thought to be about 45 years of age, live in sin in a cottage on his Father’s estate of Scotland, in the north of England.
The younger Prince, Harry, missed out on the first two days of the holiday, after spending several hours in custody at Innsbruck Airport where he was pinched for attempting to smuggle cannabis into Austria.
Prince Harry is also facing questions from the Austrian Police over an alleged Nazi salute to security cameras at the airport immigration desk.
Posted by Living with Matilda at 12:33 PM
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