Swedish prince detained in Miami

[ertmann|CPH]

Prince Carl Phillip was shooting a documentary in South America, with instructor Folke Rydén, accompanied by agents from the Swedish special police forces, Säpo.

When the journey continued onwards to the United States, Säpo deemed it to be safe enough for the prince to continue unaccompanied, unfortunantly for him though, he arrived a day later to Miami than the rest of the crew.

At passport control in Miami airport he qued up along with regular passengers, where he was questioned my immigration police, and from what I understand, they didn't believe him for a minutte, and travelling alone, noone was there to confirm his story.

"I'm royalty from Sweden", Prince Philip told the officer, showing his diplomat passport, as he told him - what was true - that the purpose of his trip was to shoot a documentary in the United States.

That was it for the passport police in Miami, was a Swedish royal supposed to be traveling alone, que up with regular passengers, and enter the country to work? that was simply to much for them to believe.

So Prince Philip was thrown in detention, until the next day when his story was confirmed by the Swedish embassy in Washington.

I got the impression that he thought it was quite exciting, said instructor Folke Rydén.

Story here (in Danish)

ROFL after being though immigration in Newark, i can sooooo imagine the situation.