Today the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf was involved in a accident in a round-about, albeit a minor incident. He apparently ran into the car in front of him.
It doesn't look like the other driver will press charges though. He said:
- Nah, it was just a small traffic incident. Of course it was a bit surprising when I saw that it was the King. We talked a little bit and asked each other how it was and stuff.
Probably the guy is just happy to have a story to tell his family, grandchildren, friends, etc. However, in a poll in Aftonbladet, over 77 % thinks the police should have questioned the King and tested whether he was under the influence, as is customary at any accident scene.
I think the Swedish media´s reporting of the incident is so boooring... Not until something like this accident happens they start debating about the King´s immunity and so on. Why not report on stuff before they happen? This "story" will probably not survive tomorrow, after which it will be forgotten until something else happens. Like the King speeding or saying sometihin inappropriate. Booring....
ReplyDeleteIt survived about 2 days... The tabloids make so much money on the royals that they don't want to undermine the Swedish monarchy. So they make do with writing stories that get short but big publicity.
ReplyDeleteStill, it does sound like a miserabalist approach to royal reporting. Lordy, the fellow he ran into diodn't mind, got his tale to tell the grandchildremn. I amn sure that any damage will be paid for. Life's too short.
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