Prince Charles notches up miserable darts score
The Prince of Wales has played a game of darts and had a whisky after popping into a pioneering village pub.
Charles visited the Dykes End pub in Reach, Cambridgeshire, to meet locals who had saved the business from closing.
At the invitation of the pub darts team, the Dykes End Devils, he played an impromptu game against his deputy private secretary and a newspaper photographer.
After throwing three practice darts - one of which fell out of the board - the Charles scored an eight, a two and a seven, making 17. Sun newspaper photographer Arthur Edwards notched a 25, 17 and an eight, making 50.
But Charles's deputy private secretary Elizabeth Buchanan easily outscored them both with a treble 19, a 19, and a one - making 77.
"At least I got on the board," said the prince. "That's the main thing."
Charles then enjoyed a sip of a 14-year-old Oban malt whisky and a swig of Aspall Suffolk Cyder.
After the tasting, he told regulars: "I think that would suit my eldest son very well. He likes cider."
Story filed: 10:13 Wednesday 26th November 2003