Posted on 10/21/2004 2:41:00 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
LONDON, England -- Prince Harry was hit in the face by a camera during an overnight scuffle outside a nightclub that left a photographer with a cut lip.
The 20-year-old was leaving Pangaea in London's West End early Thursday when photographers attempted to take pictures of him.
A spokesman for Clarence House, the office of Harry's father Prince Charles, said the third in line to the throne was defending himself when the incident happened at around 3 a.m. (0200 GMT)
"Prince Harry was hit in the face by a camera as photographers crowded around him as....
"In pushing the camera away, it's understood that a photographer's lip was cut."
The photographer, Chris Uncle, gave a different version of events and claimed the prince "deliberately lashed out."
Uncle, 24, told London's Evening Standard newspaper that he reported the incident to police shortly afterwards and was considering whether to make a formal complaint.
"Prince Harry looked like he was inside the car and we were all still taking pictures. Then suddenly he burst out the car and lunged towards me as I was still taking pictures," said Uncle, who works for the Big Pictures agency said.
"He lashed out and then deliberately pushed my camera into my face. The base of the camera struck me and cut my bottom lip.
"At the same time he was repeatedly saying 'Why are you doing this? Why don't you just leave me alone?'"
Uncle said the prince's protection officers then pulled Harry off and pushed him back into the car.
Another photographer who was outside the club said the prince had no reason to react as he did.
"In this situation he wasn't under any threat. The photographer who he went for is the mildest-mannered photographer," the UK's Press Association quoted the photographer as saying.
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Not true; a teacher SAID she helped him cheat, but that was proven false.
Famous people, especially in Britainand especially the Royals, will be hounded by paparazzi. Get used to it.
A little misleading but more fun.
Nope, not a groupie at all. I just notice the 'gimmick' that some guys use.
If anything, I am a casual fan of Charles - now there's a debonair fella!
Prince Harry is The Rock'n'Roll Royal!He's also going to be an army officer in a few years. I remember something about him attending the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst.
The next few years are going to be very entertaining.
Oh what a terrible mistake of mine...I always thought that band were Dutch.
I think I have to start listening to one of those Dusk to Dawn 80's and 90's Pop Shows on one of the radio stations here. If only I had the time.
no...he's very good. :) My SOKE is Masaaki Hatsumi. :))
Charles is dating a horse. ...real kinky. :^)
Harry's looks have improved since he was a young lad. If it weren't for Diana's gorgeous genes the poor kids would look like...well, you know.
Wouldn't John Kerry & Camilla have made beautiful children? :P
Ninpo, eh? Was in a very good Ninpo dojo here in the East for about 5 years. Next to aikido and kempo, it's about the only martial art that hasn't been turned into a sport or a dance. Frankly, I'm much more interested in the ability to kick the other guy's a** than in the search for "inner peace"...
understood. :) ..as w/ any (martial art) lifestyle, it depends on the instructor (and their USA mentor :)
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