The people of Argentina will be spending the next six weeks wondering if they are tough enough to have another crack and taking the Falkland Islands after heir to the British throne Prince William arrived on Thursday.
The Argies invaded the Falklands in April 1982, prompting then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to send a task force to the South Atlantic to take them back. Three months and 255 service personnel later and the Falklands returned to British possession.
Although the Argies gained some measure of revenge in 1986 when Diego Maradona punched England out of the World Cup, they still feel like they have a claim to the islands they call Las Malvinas.
And now with Prince William being deployed to the islands for a six-week tour of duty, tensions are high again and the people of Argentina are wondering if they have got what it takes to have a second bash at it.
It hasn’t really helped with William arriving at Port Stanley and heading straight for the local pub, downing several pints of strong beer, then climbing Mount Usborne, the highest point of the Falklands and shouting ‘who are ya? Who are ya?’ and ‘come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough.’
Local residents joined William in his mountain top taunting and many were surprised by the way the Prince held his beer. Landlord Mickey Walsh said “I’ve been brewing this shit for years and it only takes about three or four pints to knock someone on their back. He drank ten pints of the stuff then climbed a mountain. The Argies would be stupid to try anything with him here. He’s hard.”
In Buenos Aires, some military officials are rumoured to be concerned by the Prince’s behaviour. “We’d expect that from Harry, he’s a bit of a muppet, albeit a very funny one. But for William to do this, it’s quite disturbing. I can honestly say there are some regiments here that are shitting bricks.”
And another senior official agreed. “I personally don’t think we’re quite ready with the old, ‘let’s have another go’ just yet. I think we should wait until he’s gone. Besides, I saw what they did to the Germans when they had a second crack at conquering Europe. The British kicked the shit out of them. I’m scared.”
Buckingham Palace could not comment on William’s antics but a spokesman said “what happens in the Falklands, stays in the Falklands, and that includes any children he might father while he’s over there.”
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