Blackwater
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2012
- Messages
- 21,156
- Likes
- 12,211
The Roma gipsy beggars of Park Lane: 30 Romanians camp out with soiled duvets and cardboard boxes in exclusive London street
A group of 30 Romanians are camped out near Marble Arch in London
Leader of Westminster Council says it's 'a source of absolute frustration'
Using a rusting pair of scissors to trim his greying beard, Vasile declares his love for the Queen.
'It is the Queen who helps and protects her people,' he says, brushing the hair clippings from the duvet under which he has been sleeping rough.
'The Queen cares for her people — everyone knows that. That is why we came from Romania, so she can help us, too.'
The 52-year-old Roma gipsy is one of about 30 Romanians sleeping on a now grubby patch of grass on a central reservation in London's Park Lane near Marble Arch.
The rag-tag encampment with rows of soiled duvets, battered suitcases and cardboard boxes is in stark contrast to the nearby luxury car showrooms and pristine Georgian terraces.
As the city comes to life shortly after dawn, bare feet are thrust into grimy trainers and flip-flops, and lighters flare as the first cigarettes of the day are sparked up.
The younger women are dispatched to get coffee from a café while the older women roll up the duvets and cram them into dustbin liners. Early morning joggers in Hyde Park have to dodge the Romanians who have gone to find a secluded spot to use as a toilet.
Read more: The Roma gipsy beggars of Park Lane: 30 Romanians camp out with soiled duvets and cardboard boxes in exclusive London street | Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Read more: The Roma gipsy beggars of Park Lane: 30 Romanians camp out with soiled duvets and cardboard boxes in exclusive London street | Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
A group of 30 Romanians are camped out near Marble Arch in London
Leader of Westminster Council says it's 'a source of absolute frustration'
Using a rusting pair of scissors to trim his greying beard, Vasile declares his love for the Queen.
'It is the Queen who helps and protects her people,' he says, brushing the hair clippings from the duvet under which he has been sleeping rough.
'The Queen cares for her people — everyone knows that. That is why we came from Romania, so she can help us, too.'
The 52-year-old Roma gipsy is one of about 30 Romanians sleeping on a now grubby patch of grass on a central reservation in London's Park Lane near Marble Arch.
The rag-tag encampment with rows of soiled duvets, battered suitcases and cardboard boxes is in stark contrast to the nearby luxury car showrooms and pristine Georgian terraces.
As the city comes to life shortly after dawn, bare feet are thrust into grimy trainers and flip-flops, and lighters flare as the first cigarettes of the day are sparked up.
The younger women are dispatched to get coffee from a café while the older women roll up the duvets and cram them into dustbin liners. Early morning joggers in Hyde Park have to dodge the Romanians who have gone to find a secluded spot to use as a toilet.
Read more: The Roma gipsy beggars of Park Lane: 30 Romanians camp out with soiled duvets and cardboard boxes in exclusive London street | Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Read more: The Roma gipsy beggars of Park Lane: 30 Romanians camp out with soiled duvets and cardboard boxes in exclusive London street | Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
