Inquiry after attack on Prince Charles' car

An investigation is under way in the UK after a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla was attacked during a university fees demonstration by students, reports RTE News.

The couple were visibly shaken after their armoured car was targeted as they made their way to an engagement in central London.

The car was daubed in paint and a rear window shattered as protestors vented their fury after MPs voted to raise university tuition fees.

Camilla later joked about the incident, saying 'First time for everything' as she left the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium.

A Clarence House spokeswoman said: 'We can confirm that their Royal Highnesses' car was attacked by the protestors on the way to their engagement at the London Palladium this evening. Both their Royal Highnesses were unharmed.'

The attack is bound to raise questions regarding royal security. The attack came after large parts of central London were turned into a battleground.

Benches were set alight in Parliament Square, Winston Churchill's statue, was vandalised, windows were smashed at the Treasury and the Supreme Court and protestors rampaged up Oxford Street.

Yesterday's violence was the third protest in response to the coalition government's plans to raise tuition fees.