A couple were arrested Sunday for stripping off their clothes and having sex on the lawn of Windsor Castle, one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions.
The arrest became top news in Britain on Friday when the bare facts of it leaked to the press. The naked spectacle took place in full view of busy hotels, shops and sightseers who gathered to videotape the goings-on.
Queen Elizabeth II was inside the castle at the time, but a palace spokesman had no comment about whether Her Majesty was aware of the activity on her lawn.
The Royal Protection Squad, which guards royal residences, was summoned by appalled onlookers when the couple blatantly ignored the “Keep off the Grass” sign.
The Sun newspaper ran a front-page picture of the couple — fully clothed — and said the woman was an American Internet expert and her partner was a British manager of a recruiting firm.
British news accounts suggested the couple had been drinking a lot of champagne and appeared not to realize how many people were watching, or exactly where they were.
Flu toy creation: tissues not included
345 Pesos (about $30) to buy a new stuffed animal called Achufy. The small, blue, stuffed figurine is supposed to commemorate the latest outbreak of swine flu in Mexico and across the globe. The creator of Achufy says the stuffed animal is “a souvenir of the 2009 epidemic that united Mexico. You can use the stuffed animal to tell your grandchildren of this unique experience in history.”
Tire thieves pick on Calif. crime fighter
Even California’s top law enforcement official isn’t immune to petty crime.
Attorney General Jerry Brown’s office said Thursday that a thief made off last week with the two passenger-side wheels from his state- owned Toyota Camry hybrid as it was parked outside his Oakland home.
Brown wrote about the crime on his Facebook page, saying “even though I am California’s ‘top cop,’ 2 of my tires were stolen. No matter. I got 2 new ones and I’m rolling again!”
Oakland police Sgt. Rich Vierra says no arrests have been made.
Police don’t know whether the culprit knew the car was used by the attorney general.
Compiled from wire reports
