Councillors in Alice Springs have offered to take Prince Charles on an Aussie-style stag night when he visits next month, while promising the heir to the throne will not end up chained naked to a lamp post.
Charles will arrive in Australia for a five-day visit taking in the remote Northern Territory town on February 28 without his bride-to-be Camilla Parker Bowles, whom he will marry on April 8.
Alice Springs alderman Ernie Nicholls said the council wants to organise an appropriate “territory send-off”.
“We are going to put it to Charles when he comes here, to have his bucks’ night here,” he said. “Have you heard anyone else offering one? Everyone’s got to have a bucks night.
“Most people learn after the first, but he wants to have a second run at it so we’ll give him a good send-off.”
Nicholls said a local pub in town has live web cameras, so Camilla will be able to keep an eye on her future groom.
“If he’s playing up too much, I’m sure Camilla could send him an e-mail or something,” he said. “Someone’s suggested we chain him naked to the traffic lights but we wouldn’t do anything that bad.”
Nicholls was optimistic Prince Charles will agree to the party.
“I can’t see why he wouldn’t be up for it,” he said. “He’s a bit of a lad. A few beers, a couple of rums, we’ll get him going.” — AFP