Prince Harry may soon become the first British royal ever to give evidence in a criminal court as he is most likely to be called by the police as a witness to a friend's mugging, media reports said.
The 27-year-old third-in-line to the British throne has been told by the Metropolitan Police that he may be called to take the stand after rushing to help Thomas van Straubenzee who was mugged on a street in London while speaking to him on his cell phone, the 'Daily Star' reported.
A police spokesman was quoted as saying, "If this goes to trial hypothetically Harry could be called to give evidence."
In fact, the incident dates back to November 30. Harry was midway through a conversation with 28-year-old Thomas when a thug took his pal's mobile.
Hearing the scuffle, Harry immediately drove to the scene with his protection officer. Fearing Thomas had been hurt, the Prince circled the streets of Battersea in southwest London looking for him.
But, when he could not find Thomas, Harry searched for him until his "intuition" took him to the local police station where his friend was reporting the mugging.
A police source told the 'Daily Mail': "Prince Harry came into the station to give a statement. It was a separate statement from the one given by his friend who was mugged."
An aide said that Prince Harry, who recently returned from America where he was undertaking the final phases of his Apache helicopter training, leapt into the rescue of his friend after their conversation came to an abrupt end.
A Clarence House spokesman said: "Prince Harry joined a friend at a police station in South London after his friend had reported a robbery. The investigation is ongoing, so we cannot comment further." Agency
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