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Prince Charles speaks to paratrooper
May 7, 2010, 12:02 GMT
An injured paratrooper spoke to Britain's Prince Charles yesterday (06.05.10).
The prince - who was at a fundraising lunch in aid of The Soldiers' Charity, formerly the Army Benevolent Fund - spent time chatting with Ben Parkinson, a serviceman who lost both legs and suffered head and spinal injuries in a blast while serving in Afghanistan in 2006.
Prince Charles had met the paratrooper on a number of occasions before but this was the first time he had spoken to him without the aid of a voice synthesiser.
Ben asked the prince how his wife Camilla was coping with a broken leg, to which Charles said she was very frustrated and fed-up and therefore "could only imagine" how Ben felt.
Speaking after the meal, Ben's mum, Diane, told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "When he has met Prince Charles in the past he has always used a lightwriter but this is the first time he has spoken to him.
"He wanted to let him know how he was doing. Charles said how much better he was and how he looked better every time he saw him. He said he was delighted to see him."
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