Prince Charles boycotts Beijing Games

January 28, 2008 – 12:12 pm

Britain’s Prince Charles will not attend the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in solidarity with a group that campaigns against China’s human rights records, the Free Tibet campaign said Monday.


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