Prince William can't take on tarantulas

Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 15:19 [IST]

London, Sept 15 (ANI): Prince William confessed to having "sweaty palms", even as he held a giant Mexican Red-kneed spider in his hands.

William was attending the inauguration of the 78million-pound Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum in West London.

The 27-year-old Prince said the tarantula gave him the creeps.

The Sun quoted him as saying: "I've just lost a tarantula. If you see it, it goes by the name of Sarah." (ANI)

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