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Article: William kills Bambi deer with Masai warrior spear; Animal welfare groups are outraged as Prince turns hunter on his Kenyan holiday.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 10, 2003
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Byline: BARBARA JONES
PRINCE William has reignited the row about the Royal Family and blood-sports after killing a small antelope during his holiday in Kenya.
The young Royal had just taken lessons in hunting from a Masai warrior when he crept up behind the tiny dik-dik - which was no more than 14 inches tall - and speared it.
Animal welfare groups were outraged at the unnecessary death of the creature, which, with its small face and large eyes, resembled Disney's Bambi. In a reference to William's late mother, Princess Diana, one campaigner said: 'She would not have approved.' The Prince, a member of several English fox hunts, made the kill ...