Always did like New Zealanders!

12 November 2012 Last updated at 15:35

Man arrested over Charles and Camilla 'royal attack plan'

A man has been arrested by police in New Zealand for allegedly planning to attack the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

The 74-year-old "known anti-royalist" was detained about an hour before the couple arrived at Auckland quayside to meet well-wishers, police said.

A small group of protesters held up placards urging the royals to "get a job" during the walkabout on Monday.

Charles and Camilla are in New Zealand on a seven-day Diamond Jubilee tour.

In a statement on the New Zealand Police website said the man - from the Mangere suburb of Auckland - will appear in the city's district court on Tuesday "charged with preparing to commit a crime, namely assault".

It continued: "Arresting officers had identified the man as a known anti-royalist who was, when arrested, at a royal itinerary venue although neither of the royal visitors was in the vicinity at the time."

One of the protesters' placards read "Get a Job Royal Bludgers", a New Zealand slang term for someone who avoids work.

Prince Charles and the duchess had earlier met some of the country's top sportsmen and women at a national sports centre in Auckland.

Damp cheek
Rugby sevens player Linda Itunu dispensed with royal protocol and embraced Prince Charles, and was hugged back by the heir to the throne.

When they parted, Ms Itunu - who had been lifting weights in the gym - wiped her sweat off the side of the prince's face and apologised to the royal for leaving him a little damp.

She also urged the prince to support the New Zealand rugby side, the All Blacks: "I told him he better be supporting us - not England," she said.

During the tour of the sports facilities, the royal couple also tried their hand at netball, shooting several times but failing to score.

New Zealand netball player Maria Tutaia joked that the prince's shooting "needs some work".

She added: "It was good he had a go and nice to see him speak to all the athletes as he went round."

After meeting well-wishers during a quayside walkabout, Prince Charles and Camilla learnt about a special project to create a woollen rug featuring the prince's coat-of-arms.

The royal couple then toured an exhibition of wool products, including rugs, scarves and carpets.

In a speech the prince, who was wearing a double breasted suit made from New Zealand wool, said: "I don't know if you also realise, according to GQ magazine I am a fashion icon.

"I am a walking demonstration of the ability of New Zealand wool to disguise a rapidly disintegrating and ageing body," he joked.

The couple finished their day with a black-tie dinner to raise funds for the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Trust.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and classical singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa topped the guest list of notable Kiwis.

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Black Cloud

He's a prime example - is prickly, but only in a cute, cuddly way!

*Prepares for hissy fit*



Back on topic - what splendid placards!!!

Gilly wrote:
whose a naughty boy then

You are.

Gilly wrote:
I'm a notable a kiwi, and I wasn't invited ffs, All i got was a mouthfull of abuse

Shouldn't that be in your overly short signature?

Back on topic again - scant detail of the actual alleged plan of assault the bloke supposedly had. It's not likely he was armed up, if they only detained him for an hour.

I'll bet it was just a case of them intimidating him because he doesn't toe the line.

Gilly wrote:
G'day Gilly.

Who the fuck wrote this article ?

They should get their facts straight ...

1. bludger

Aussie slang for a lazy person.
A boss would say "get back to work you lazy bludgers!!"

.....

3. bludger

One who lives off or profits by the work of others while making no contribution.
Originally British slang meaning pimp, its currency has continued in Australia while it has died out in Britain.

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bludger

Bit of a non story really but good pub­lic­ity for what­ever the hell those no-​marks are up to.

79 year old ‘anti-​royalist’ ffs. I can just see him rush­ing at them.

When I read about the plac­ards I thought of Father Ted.

Hahhaha... you're not far off the mark there hugo as this is apparently the man in question.




Go grandad....

psketti wrote:


It's the pointing I love. Gertcha!

It was the pointing that nailed it for me too

psketti wrote:
(I forgot to add the link in the OP - sorry. Buggered if I'm going to look for it now though)

Shame on them for detaining that nice little man!

It remined me of the fella that was man handled at a labour party bash a couple of years ago. I think he tried to heckle the honourable middle east peace envoy ( ) Blair and got the bouncer treatment.

psketti wrote:
It's the sort of picture that usually accompanies local paper stories about irrate oap's and bus stop removal or lack of wheelie bin collection.

hugorune wrote:


www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/12/new-zeala...k-on-prince-charles/

This guy is great, we should be "looking up" to people like him, not some royal priveliged bastardos.

I like him even more now!