Prince Charles & wife Camilla face students’ wrath

London : Angry protesters opposing the huge tuition fee hike attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on Thursday.

The couple was going to a theatre when their Rolls Royce crossed paths with the angry protesters, mainly the Asians.

Thousands of students staged a peaceful protest but a minority turned violent, hurling sticks and rocks at riot police, smashing store windows and setting on fire a giant Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square.

The protesters had broken off from a large student rally and were running through London’s West End.

The attackers surrounded the car and pounded it with fists and bottles, smashing a window, and splashed the gleaming car with paint amid slogans against abnormal study fee hike.

Adnan Nazir, a 23-year-old podiatrist, who was following the protesters, was among the first to recognise the royal couple in their customised Rolls Royce with its extra-large windows.

He filmed the incident on his mobile phone, media reports said on Friday.

Protesters reacted after the House of Commons approved a plan to triple university fees to 9,000 pounds (14-thousand US dollars) a year.

After several chaotic minutes, the car managed to force its way through the crowd and drive off.

Prince Charles’ office, Clarence House, said the couple was unharmed.