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Giants rodents are a royal pain

Updated on: 17 September,2010 08:05 AM IST |
Agencies |

Prince Charles' stunning grounds at Clarence House have been hit by an invasion of giant rats

Nightmare: The rodents are no laughing matter, as Clarence House sources say that they cannot use too much of rat killers. Representation pic

The huge rodents are causing nightmares for exhibitors at a garden party being held by the Prince -- by greedily devouring their prized fruit and vegetables. One cheesed-off stallholder said, "We've lost strawberries and our tomatoes got nibbled overnight -- it's all down to the rats."

Charles (61), and wife Camilla (63), visited the 12-day bash to promote Start -- the Prince's tour pushing sustainability.

The couple, joined by guests including Brian Blessed and Jools Holland, wept with laughter at a cat organ
of squeaky toys performing Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

But last night, a Clarence House source said that the rodents were considered no laughing matter and were in fact a big nuisance.

They revealed, "The rats have become more of a problem. There seem to be more, and they are getting bigger. Because we're organic we can't get rid of them by using too many rat killers."

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