King Charles was shot at twice with blank rounds during a speech in Australia in 1994, he was remarkably unfazed – glancing down to check his cufflinks. It was through this moment that he earnt the nickname “Prince of Coolness”. King Charles had only just completed a state visit to the US, which got under way just two days after the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
While it might have given the monarch pause for thought before boarding a plane bound for Washington D.C. in light of recent events, it’s worth noting that Charles has previously found himself staring down the barrel of a gun — and he may well be made of sterner stuff than many realise.
Back in 1994, the then-Prince Charles was in Australia and preparing to deliver a speech when a young man, later identified as David Kang, 23, approached him brandishing a starter pistol and fired at the prince twice — fortunately, both shots were blanks.
Remarkably, Charles didn’t so much as flinch. Instead, he calmly glanced down to straighten his cufflinks, swiftly earning him the nickname The Prince of Coolness. Footage of the incident is available to view on Instagram for those curious enough to look.
‘ The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties ’
‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk ’
