But it was only a matter of time before the Duke was identified. The guard of a building on the street, who did not want to be named, said that the Prince was “just a warm man, he is extremely good”. He said the Duke was with another Big Issue vendor, but that it was “very strange” that there was no notable security presence. “I was on the other side of the road towards him and waved at him,” he added. “And remember that one day he will become King, he did not expect us to go against him – he crossed the road to us, as if he had seen a friend.” A cashier at a nearby Sainsbury’s said the Duke was on the road for “a good 45 minutes”. “At first I did not even realize it was him, because a lot of people are selling Big Issue on this street,” he said.
