Swedish Prince Carl Philip punched in French night club

CANNES. August 13. KAZINFORM Sweden's Prince Carl Philip, 33, was attacked outside a nightclub in the southern French city of Cannes this weekend.

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The prince was not seriously hurt, the royal palace announced on Sunday.

The prince, third in line to the throne, "was together with friends outside a club in Cannes, France, in the early hours of August 11" when he "was attacked, unprovoked, by a person unknown to the prince and his party," a statement from the palace said, Kazinform cites RFI.

"The prince is fine, under the circumstances, and was not injured in the incident," it said.

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