It could have been the worst disaster to hit the fairytale world since the Gingerbread Man gave a live running commentary of his own death, or the time Rapunzel’s prince got the girl, only to have his eyes gouged out by thorns.
A huge pumpkin that had been in the running to set a world weight record toppled off the back of a lorry.
But luckily Prince Charming – also known as farmer Tom Nelson of Sunnyfields Farm in Southampton – was able to save the 189stone (2,656lb) super-sized squash from disaster.
