Chelsy robbed at gunpoint

2006-09-10 11:20

Staff Reporter

Cape Town - Chelsy Davy, the girlfriend of Britain's Prince Harry, was robbed at gunpoint in a Cape Town wine bar, according to British media reports.

Davy was with a friend at Cubana Latino Café near her home in Newlands late last Sunday when five men posing as customers suddenly threatened patrons with knives and handguns, ordering them to life face-down on the kitchen floor, the Evening Standard reported.

Davy and six other customers, as well as staff, were then forced to hand over their cellphones, keys, cash and credit cards.

The ordeal lasted an hour, as the gunmen went from person to person, taking their possessions.

Davy reportedly phoned Prince Harry to tell him about the ordeal. The Sunday Mirror reported that the prince was concerned, but relieved she was all right.

Phone contains private numbers

"Chelsy was terrified. She's worried about the phone as it has text messages from Harry on it and lots of private numbers. She just hopes the raiders had no idea who she was," a source told the Evening Standard.

Cubana duty manager De Villiers Nienaber told the paper that Davy stayed quiet and calm. "There was no screaming and no crying. I think that's what saved our lives.

Chelsy 'pretty brave'

"Chelsy was pretty brave. She and her friend did exactly as they were told, with the gang shouting at us to get down and 'go to sleep'."

He added that Davy helped to comfort him after he was kicked repeatedly in the head by the attackers.

Davy is studying for a business degree at the University of Cape Town. She reportedly phoned her brother, who came to fetch her straight after the incident.

Move to London

People.co.uk reported that the ordeal could spur Davy to step up her bid to find a home in London once she leaves UCT. It said she has asked Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton to help.

Police spokesperson Randall Stoffels told the Evening Standard the five suspects have not been apprehended, but investigators are studying CCTV footage to try to identify them.

- News24