查尔斯王储夫妇乘地铁庆通车150周年
<p><span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duchess">Duchess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cornwall">Cornwall</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="Oyster">Oyster</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Duchess">Duchess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cornwall">Cornwall</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="mightily">mightily</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="boarded">boarded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="train">train</span> – <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="whisked">whisked</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Farringdon">Farringdon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="King">King</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="alighted">alighted</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reverted">reverted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chauffeur">chauffeur</span>-<span word="drivenlimo">drivenlimo</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 200-<span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="hop">hop</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="star">star</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Pancras">Pancras</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> 150<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="authenticity">authenticity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Oyster">Oyster</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> £10 <span word="each">each</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> £2.10 <span word="journey">journey</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="over">over</span>-60<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="Pass">Pass</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prince">prince</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tube">tube</span>, 27 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Heathrow">Heathrow</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="Terminal">Terminal</span> 4. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="swiped">swiped</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Oyster">Oyster</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Farringdon">Farringdon</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>.</p><p><span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brevity">brevity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>. "<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>!" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="exclaimed">exclaimed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="King">King</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fantasy">fantasy</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="famed">famed</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Platform">Platform</span> 9¾, <span word="Camilla">Camilla</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hogwarts">Hogwarts</span> <span word="Express">Express</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trolley">trolley</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="trolley">trolley</span> <span word="sheared">sheared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brickwork">brickwork</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>' <span word="enjoyment">enjoyment</span>). <span word="She">She</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>.</p>
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