King Charles
I Narrowly Escaped ’88 Avalanche That Killed My Friend!!!
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King Charles is looking back on the day he narrowly escaped death in a massive avalanche … admitting nearly four decades later, “It was a close thing.”
The 77-year-old monarch revisited the scare while hosting members of the Assynt Mountain Rescue Team in Scotland earlier this month … praising the dangerous work rescuers do and celebrating the group’s 50th anniversary.
The avalanche struck in 1988 while Charles and his group were skiing off-piste at a resort in Switzerland … killing his close friend, Major Hugh Lindsay, and seriously injuring another member of the group.
Charles escaped unharmed … and later returned with others to help dig the victims out from under the snow.
Lindsay — a former aide to Queen Elizabeth II — was taken to a hospital … where he died.
Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson were also on the ski trip … but were safely back at their chalet when the avalanche hit.
The experience certainly stuck with Charles … who announced last year his skiing days were behind him.