NAMES IN THE NEWS : Witches’ Hex on Prince Charles
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LONDON — Robed witches danced and chanted in the dark on an English country hilltop, trying to charm Prince Charles out of plans to build a village on farmland he owns in the area.
Five witches from the 200-strong Covenant of Earth Magic invoked psychic powers Monday night at a makeshift altar in an attempt to influence the heir to the throne to change his mind.
The prince, one of Britain’s biggest landowners, plans to build a village near the southern town of Dorchester.
The witches said they were called in by a local woman opposed to the development.
High Priest Kevin Carlyon told reporters that while the witches wanted to waft the project away, they had no plan to make Prince Charles disappear.
“There’s no question of us trying to put a spell on the prince,” he said. “We quite like the Royal Family. We are merely seeking to protect the landscape.”
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