Sudoku: Dangerously Addictive

I really don’t know which is weirder — Camilla’s tenacious sudoku addiction or Charles asking children what NBA stars eat:

Prince Charles came to Harlem to shoot hoops yesterday, netting baskets while his wife sat down with her favorite game — Sudoku.

The royal couple showed their physical and mental prowess while touring the Harlem Children’s Zone, a kids’ project designed to help inner-city youngsters reach their potential.

While watching teams in the Zone’s basketball league, the prince was persuaded to try his hand — and got his second shot through the rim.

“It was perfect,” said Christopher Valazquez, 13, who congratulated the prince on his shot. “I would pick him for my team.

“He said he’d never played before. He asked, ‘Is it on TV?’ like he didn’t know about it. He asked how tall are NBA players, and what do they eat?

“That surprised me. I told him everybody plays it here. Everybody.”

Just before watching her husband’s basketball skills, his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, helped with a Sudoku puzzle while meeting kids preparing for a math competition.

“She told me she was addicted to it,” said Zone staff member Heidi Lopez, 24. “She said she’d wished she’d brought her glasses so she could play more.

“She was showing me her strategies and everything. She had to be dragged away.”