» OLD MESSAGE ARCHIVES «
The Pop Culture Information Society...
Messageboard Archive Index, In The 00s - The Pop Culture Information Society
Welcome to the archived messages from In The 00s. This archive stretches back to 1998 in some instances, and contains a nearly complete record of all the messages posted to inthe00s.com. You will also find an archive of the messages from inthe70s.com, inthe80s.com, inthe90s.com and amiright.com before they were combined to form the inthe00s.com messageboard.
If you are looking for the active messages, please click here. Otherwise, use the links below or on the right hand side of the page to navigate the archives.
Custom Search
This is a topic from the Current Politics and Religious Topics forum on inthe00s.
Subject: Prince Harry tries to help mugged friend
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/11 at 4:54 am
Prince Harry drove to south London to try to find a friend who was mugged while speaking to the royal on his mobile phone, according to a source.
The source told the Press Association the prince searched for Thomas van Straubenzee in Battersea after hearing the alleged robbery on 30 November.
They said the prince, 27, followed his "intuition" to the police station where his friend was giving a statement.
Clarence House confirmed that Harry joined a friend after a robbery.
A spokesman said: "By the time Prince Harry arrived to be with his friend, the police investigation into the incident had already begun. The investigation is ongoing, so we cannot comment further."
The Press Association's source said Mr van Straubenzee's Blackberry mobile phone had been stolen and that Prince Harry had given police a witness statement.
Scotland Yard said police were investigating an allegation of personal robbery on 30 November in Albert Bridge Road.
"A mobile phone was taken during the robbery. This allegation was taken seriously, as are all allegations of robbery, " a police spokesman said.
"A man was arrested on Thursday, 1 December on suspicion of robbery and bailed to return in January 2012 pending further enquiries. Police from Wandsworth are investigating.
"The property has been recovered. (There were) no reports of any injuries."
Prince Harry and Mr van Straubenzee - known as Van - first met at Ludgrove Prep School. Mr van Straubenzee accompanied the prince on his first official tour to New Zealand.