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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Britain's Prince Charles’ [comments / commented] about him were "not royal". The British [hair / heir] to the throne has been the subject of a [lot / lots] of controversy over comments he [reported / reportedly] made in comparing Mr Putin's actions in Crimea to [them / those] of the Nazis in the run-up to World War II. The prince was talking to a [farmer / former] Polish war refugee and [likened / liking] Putin's recent annexing of Crimea to the actions of Hitler. Mr Putin told reporters on Saturday that he had not heard the [exactly / exact] words Prince Charles supposedly used. He said: "This is [definitely / defining] unacceptable if this is true." He added: "I know him and members of the royal family [personally / personal] and this was not royal behaviour."

Mr Putin said the fuss caused by Prince Charles' [alleged / allegation] comments would not [damage / damaging] relations between Britain and Russia. He told the [medium / media] : "I think that if our partners in Great Britain, just as I am, are [guided / guidance] by national interests rather than some other considerations, then all this will [past / pass] quite quickly and we'll continue to co-operate as we have [done / did] before". Mr Putin and Prince Charles are both [due / dew] to attend a D-Day anniversary in France next month. It has the [potential / potentially] to be an awkward meeting, although it is [likely / liked] diplomatic etiquette will ensure things go smoothly. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the prince was [freed / free] to express his opinions.