King falls off float during Fiesta de los Reyes procession in Spain’s Guadix

IF there was going to be one day of the to avoid a royal muck-up, it would be on the Three Kings. 

But sadly the Fiesta de los Reyes celebrations in Guadix got off to a shaky start when one of the performers fumbled from a float during the festive procession. 

The fall from grace occurred around 6.30p.m on Wednesday when one of the Three Wise Men took a tumble on Mariana de Pineda. 

The king escaped with a possible wrist fracture – and a royal flush – and had to be transferred to a nearby hospital. 

Firefighters, the Local Police, and an ambulance crew all attended the scene and the incident is now under review. 

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