Prince and loos
NZPA London Prince Charles has revealed one of his littleknown hobbies — collecting old loos. He told cleaning staff at York’s National Railway Museum yesterday about his interest in the subject. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said later: “I do not think he was joking. I think he is quite interested in old loos, “I am afraid we can’t tell you how many loos he has at his new home in Highgrove.” The Prince had shown interest in the stainless steel lavatory with ivory pull han-
die in a railway coach that once belonged to Queen Victoria. He told the staff: "I collect old loos. If you are ever getting rid of any, I would like to buy one.” Earlier this year a firm which makes lavatory seats got a ticking off from the Palace after putting out an advertisement showing Prince Charles and his bride walking down the aisle flanked by loos. The Aberdeen firm held a Royal Warrant for plumbing gear, but this did not stop the Palace from describing the advertisement as being “in very poor taste.”
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