Swedish prince speaks out on nightclub attack
Published: 13 Aug 12 08:37 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/42572/20120813/
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip has spoken out after he was attacked on Saturday night outside a nightclub in France, explaining that the assailant was unknown to him and that the matter is being investigated internally.
- Swedish prince attacked at French nightclub (12 Aug 12)
The 33-year-old prince was leaving the Baoli nightclub in Cannes, southern France, around 3am on Saturday morning when he was attacked by a man, prompting a scuffle as several people intervened.
A video of the fight (featured below) has also surfaced on the internet, where the prince is seen being hit while held in a headlock, with his girlfriend trying to diffuse the situation screaming “Darling, darling”.
The prince had spent the evening with Hellqvist, both of whom have now spoken to Swedish media “in the hope of avoiding speculation”.
“We had a pleasant night with our nearest and dearest. When we were leaving, Carl Philip was attacked by a stranger,” Sofia told Aftonbladet.
Talk that the assailant was possibly an acquaintance was also dismissed by the couple.
“We’ve heard from several people that our near friends were involved, and we truly want to highlight that this is not the case,” they told the paper.
Meanwhile, the Royal Court claims that the incident will not have any significant impact on Prince Carl Philip's schedule, and that the matter is being investigated.
“We’re considering how we can proceed with a possible lawsuit. This will be decided this week,” explained Royal Court press spokesperson Bertil Ternert
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Why??
they have money to party for the night they should have money for private babysitting,
There are more important issues where to spend taxpayers money, Lets his daddy take care of him..
That's what France looks like nowadays :) Mind you, Sweden and its streets and clubs are full of repugnant and sleazy types that fit your description to a T.
you hitted the nail in the head...
you should travel a bit, this might help you enlarging your perception of the people in the world..
Hopefully it helps you not being pathetically redundant with "arabic countries not being able to anything else than violence.." every 2 or days..
It just tells about you, not about what you think you are pointing out obsessively!
Tremble, lol!
To Philip's credit, he is apparently dating women who reside in Sweden (Hellqvist). This is in contrast to Madeleine, who, after having been burned to a crisp by that Swedish lawyer, appears to have sworn off men who live in Sweden, in exchange for men from New York.
Because the Royal family in Sweden is basically a state funded lottery (anyone can marry into it, and then be set for life), the Royals in turn owe it to the Swedish public to date and marry Swedish residents or citizens. Accordingly Madeleine should be cut off for life from all taxpayer funds if she marries a New Yorker, like Edward abdicating the throne to marry Wallace Simpson.