Charles and Mugabe shake 'in error'
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Did I read a post on here somewhere today mentioning whether this would happen or not?
ananova said:
Charles and Mugabe shake 'in error'
The Prince of Wales shook hands with the Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe at the Pope's funeral.
Charles, who was seated one place away from the president, was "caught by surprise" when Mugabe leaned over to greet him, Clarence House said.
President Mugabe side-stepped a European Union travel ban to attend the service in Rome.
His presence was condemned as an insult when it emerged with one Euro MP describing it as a "flagrant breach of the EU travel ban".
President Mugabe has just won an election in which criticism of Britain and Prime Minister Tony Blair was a main plank of his party's campaign.
The validity of the election has also been questioned by observers.
Last year British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was condemned after he shook hands with the president at a United Nations summit in New York.
vixpy1 said:
FunkyNige said:
Is the Vatican in the EU?
No
But he would have to have gone through Rome airport surely?
Italy have an aggreement with the Vatican that they do not interfer with anyone coming to Rome on Vatican business or to visit the Pope (even if he is dead)
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