# Prince Charles in a loincloth?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 17, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-charles-in-a-loincloth/114548 "2002-06-17T16:44:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-charles-in-a-loincloth/114548/1 "2002-06-17T16:44:19Z")

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From _Geographical_ magazine which is apparently the publication of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). May, 2002, Vol 74 No 5

Italics and bolding are mine.

“Brazil -  
A giant bronze statue of a _winged_ Prince Charles is to take pride of place in the remote Amazonian town of Palmas. The statue which depicts the Prince of Wales as a _superhero_ with a _muscular physique_, a full head of hair and a **loincloth** will be located in a square named in his honor.”

Evokes quite a startling mental image.

No doubt many of you Brit SDMBers will want to attend the dedication. Please post photos.

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**Author:** ![lauramarlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@lauramarlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lauramarlane)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-charles-in-a-loincloth/114548/2 "2002-06-17T17:11:06Z")

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Ackkk! Now I’ll never get that image out of my head all day! Oh the humanity! Now I’m gonna have to watch a few hours of Monday night smack down just to counterbalance it.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-charles-in-a-loincloth/114548/3 "2002-06-18T00:26:28Z")

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good heavens!!! that sounds frightful. what have the people in palmas done to the rest of the country, that they are being so honoured?

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**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-charles-in-a-loincloth/114548/4 "2002-06-18T04:31:12Z")

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Words (almost) fail me. Well the “Lonely Planet” [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/scoop/archive.cfm?DPID=358&region=ame](http://www.lonelyplanet.com/scoop/archive.cfm?DPID=358&region=ame)

version claims that the spaniel-eared one

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> **appeared slightly aghast**

and I can’t say I blame him. It seems that this is done to commemmorate his visit. Very odd.

\<shakes head at the strangeness of the world\>

[sub]_fixed coding_[/sub]

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**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-charles-in-a-loincloth/114548/5 "2002-06-18T04:33:16Z")

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oops - big mess. ☹ Apologies.