Posted on 11/03/2006 8:32:12 AM PST by Jakarta ex-pat
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, caused a panic in Pakistan on Thursday. The duchess unwittingly revealed her ankle inside a mosque.
Camilla visited the Lahore mosque with her husband Prince Charles dressed in modest slacks. However, when Camilla replaced her shoes - which she had removed for the tour in accordance with Muslim tradition - she accidentally tucked her pants' leg into her sock and flashed her ankle.
Her assistant private secretary, Amanda McManus, was heard frantically whispering "Ma'am, ma'am" and then rushed down the steps after her to rectify the wardrobe malfunction.
It is considered disrespectful to Islam for women to show too much skin.
Charles' first wife, the late Princess Diana, caused outrage when she visited the same mosque in 1991 wearing a green wrap dress which stopped above the knee.
Charles and Camilla were shown around the mosque by preacher Maulana Adbul Khabir Azad, whose father was threatened with imprisonment over Diana's visit in 1991.
Fortunately, it is not believed Camilla's mishap will cause the same controversy.
So far the tour has not gone well for Camilla. Earlier this week she was accused of insulting the memory of British servicemen after removing her Remembrance Day poppy pin, claiming it kept catching on her Islamic-style dupatta scarf.
That was no ankle, that was a hoof!
Off with her head!!
at least it wasn't her face.
What a horrible joke the Muslim religion is.
Ah, well, "when in Rome" after all. I'd expect visitors to follow the dress code (such as it is) in my church.
I think I'd panic,too,if I saw her ankle.And if there's a single candidate on earth for "the veil",it's gotta be her.
"So far the tour has not gone well for Camilla. Earlier this week she was accused of insulting the memory of British servicemen after removing her Remembrance Day poppy pin, claiming it kept catching on her Islamic-style dupatta scarf."
That's outrageous. This lady thinks she can be queen? Maybe she flashed that ubersexy ankle so that everybody would be insulted and it would all even out.
Yeah, right. The Twit and his Twittess.
set up alert
insulting the memory of British servicemen
Too bad she didn't strip and give them the FULL MONTY!!! LMFAO. Those stone-age Muslims would love it....ha!!
Jay Leno is writing as we speak: "Of course, it took them a while to realize she wasn't just a "security member". A lot of Brits would be happy with a size 10 shoe".
And when in Lahore, a woman should not look like Lahore. My goodness--a bit of ankle?
"Off with her head!!"
That would make her more attractive.
They are concerned with her showing a part of her ankle? Are we to believe that no one suggested she put on a burqa as a "gesture of respect" for their cultural sensitivities? No one said a word about her FACE?
They got off light. They could of had to stare at her face for God's sake. An Ankle? An ankle is nothing.
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