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Oct 4, 2006, 13:26 GMT

Britain's Prince Charles was left speechless after a prankster joined a meet and greet line at the royal premiere of 'The History Boys'.Charles meet the cast and crew of the new British movie at a cinema in London's Leicester Square on Monday (02.10.06), but was lost for words when he shook hands with impostor Alex King.The prince did not recognise the prankster and neither did the film's director Nicholas Hytner, who was introducing the cast.King joined the meet and greet line in a bid to win a £100,000 bet.The 30-year-old revealed: "My friend Lord Edward Davenport bet me I couldn't get into the premiere and I said, 'I'll do better than that. I will shake hands with Prince Charles'."I could see the line of people waiting to be introduced, so I walked up and stood on the end. I told the prince how proud I was of my 'association' with the film and we chatted politely for a few minutes."The Eton-educated impostor was given a warning by police and then allowed to return to his seat for the charity screening.A spokesman for Charles' charity The Prince's Trust, which organised the premiere, said there was no risk to the prince or his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.This isn't the first royal security breach. In 2003, a "comedy terrorist" gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle. Later that year, a reporter posed as a butler and got a job at Buckingham Palace. (C) BANG Media International

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