Pranking locals

hamlet · Nov 4, 2014

So some students pranked the locals here in Heverlee back in the 50s. One of the students called: Hugo Engels (the one in the glasses) pretended to be the king, and the other students played their part in the prank. They spent a day in jail after the jig was up. :biggrin-new:

Gary A. · Nov 4, 2014

LOL ... that is great.

hamlet · Nov 4, 2014

Gary A. said:
LOL ... that is great.

It is a famous local story. They had the nuns and the priest all going.

Gary A. · Nov 4, 2014

mmmhhh ... Well worth a day in jail I'd say.

hamlet · Nov 4, 2014

They didn't plan to get caught. How they found out that this was fake, is that the priest called the palace. So when the priest found out that this was a prank, he locked all the doors and locked those students inside. The camera man is the only one who got away, so that is why this film survived.