Putin rounds on Charles: 'It's not what monarchs do'

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The row over the Prince of Wales's alleged comparison of Vladimir Putinwith Adolf Hitler deepened when the Russian president responded with his own withering assessment of the heir to the throne.

Asked about the prince's alleged remarks, Putin said they were unacceptable and wrong and "not what monarchs do".

The fallout from the comments, supposedly made during a private conversation during a royal tour of Canada, now look likely to cast a shadow over an event next month in Normandy to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which both Prince Charles and Putin are due to attend.

At a press conference in St Petersburg, Putin said of the incident: "It reminds me of a good proverb: 'You are angry. That means you are wrong'."

The prince is understood to have made his comments to museum volunteer Marianne Ferguson, 78, after she told him her Jewish family fled the Nazi occupation of Danzig during the second world war. Drawing a parallel with Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in March, he reportedly said: "Putin is doing just about the same as Hitler."

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/25/putin-charles-nazi-r

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Read this from another source our Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not comment on a private conversation but added that "everyone is entitled to their private opinions", and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Prince Charles was "free to express himself", while Labour leader Ed Miliband said the prince "has got a point".

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Err now this is a PERFECT example of how shit the real world is.

if charley had posted that on dk, vandalin would have reported the post, a mod would have editored it (or if one of mine deleted it).

then they would have happily posted ever afterwards until one them uploaded a helpfull rar file, then like a knob passwirded it.

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(or if one of mine deleted it).

correct

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correct

OFF TOOIC:-

dint notice very often but dud see 2 in the peaches geldof thread gone and a couple in the garage section Reno ks boo (iShit Failiure) non start

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Aye someone part German/Greek commenting about how Russians are similar to Germans, that sounds about right. I did have a point to this post, but don't recall what it is

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Can Mr Putin lift his right arm and say Hi Hitler its only my opinion!!!

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No idea, but Prince Harry probably borrowed his armband off one of his relatives *shrug*

As for the EU and US, we'd never invade a country that didn't invite us, interfere in another country's internal matters, supply arms to 'freedom fighters' in another country or spy on another country now would we.... MI6 and CIA are nice people who never do that sort of thing.

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MI6 and CIA are nice people who never do that sort of thing.

Our monarchs run our country, any other public servant saying something so stupid would step down but Charles cleaver lad!!!!