How Attack on Prince Charles Will Change Royal Wedding Plans

By Rob Shuter Posted Dec 14th 2010 02:01PM

From the moment the royal wedding was announced last month, Prince William has made it clear he wants this to be the "people's wedding" and has taken deliberate steps to ensure all Britons feel welcome to share in his and Kate Middleton's special day. For starters, he made sure the wedding fell on a Friday (April 29) so that all his countrymen can have a three-day weekend. However, after the ugly attack on his father, Prince Charles, during last week's student protests in London, changes will have to be made.

"William is devastated that the Palace is insisting on major changes," a royal insider tells me. "At this point there will still be open top carriages taking members of the family from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. But now the gathering crowd will be kept so far away from the action that they won't be able to much of anything."

I'm told William is putting up a good fight to keep the wedding as open as possible but that most likely, "he's not going to win this battle."

Prince Charles and wife Camilla's car was attacked in London by a mob of angry students protesting sharp hikes in University fees. Since the shocking episode, a formal investigation into the safety of the family has been launched which sources say will alter the way the family can interact with the public.

"Security experts are suggesting that bullet proof cars replace the current fleet of Royal vehicles and carriages," an insider tells me. "Also, the famous Royal Walkabout, where members of the family interact with the public, is a thing of the past. Now it's just much too dangerous."

The Royals have long resisted advice on security measures that would further remove them from the public, but in this dangerous world that we all live in, it's hard to argue that the young Prince is going to have to take a step back.

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Tuesday 14 December

By Michelle

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People the public in general need to leave this young couple alone and let them have peace and a nice wedding day and life.. You would not want someone to ruin your childs day..

By Nancy

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The security people are right to suggest changes - there are too many radical Muslims in England who would love to make a bad statement on their wedding day. It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world!

By rah

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what does being muslim have to do with it? Prince Charles was attacked by students, not muslims. I don't understand how you made that conclusion.

By virpilosus

I AGREE with you, Nancy, and DISAGREE with you, Rah...Pince Charles and Camilla just "stumbled into" the already in progress student riot, and the students took advantage of the opportunity to "make their statement." But RADICAL MUSLIMS (and there are PLENTY of them in Britain) would carefully PLAN on such a publically advertised event as the royal wedding to "make a statement" which would, without a doubt be carefully calculated to KILL and MAIM as many innocent people as possible, William and Kate included!!!

By nanny

here's a change. maybe they could pay for the whole bash themselves...........

By songbird118

Now I, an American even know that the royal family is only for show. Parliament runs the country. So why attack the Royals instead of members of parliament, who actually did the deed. And they say we're uncivilized, lol

By Dean

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You and America are uncivilized...you don't know squat about anything...I mean really, the US has NO culture of any kind...and yes, I am an ex pat and a British Subject but not from England..you are just plain ignorant!

Friday 17 December

By Plutogirl

You want to be a normal couple? Get with the 21st century, and abolish the archaic monarchy. It's that simple. If the world is lucky enough, protestors will go to the streets and succeed in demanding replacement of the monarchy with a republic before April 29.

By k

@nanny They are paying for the WHOLE WEDDING "THEMSELVES"

Monday 20 December

By shirl

maybe they attacked prince charles and camilla because according to british law he has to give up the throne .Like the queens uncle did so he could marry a divorcee.or maybe the don't want an ugly monarchy.lol

Tuesday 21 December

By akshay

Marriages are to blessed and enjoyed while they take the first step of their wedded life . Royalty have to be preserved for them its a tribute given back to the royal family even in this era , in briton

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