{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"In the shadow of the Prince - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aOL14whAqu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2019\/11\/23\/in-the-shadow-of-the-prince\/\">In the shadow of the Prince<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2019\/11\/23\/in-the-shadow-of-the-prince\/embed\/#?secret=aOL14whAqu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;In the shadow of the Prince&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"aOL14whAqu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/84404418_3337075106320335_6093178899204669440_n.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":480,"description":"An unknown Pakistan. Sitting next to me, the Prince opens his umbrella. Not that it&#8217;s raining, quite the contrary. It may only be the beginning of March, but Helios, the sun god, honours us with his presence in a somewhat too ardent way. The umbrella is therefore used as a parasol. The Prince holds it in the English way: in the right hand on the knee. The shadow is spreading over him and me. I smile inwardly as I reflect on myself as I am, literally and figuratively, in the shadow of the Prince. In front of us, riders start a fierce competition of &#8220;tent-pegging&#8221; or &#8220;Nezza bazzi&#8221; this discipline, totally unknown in Europe, but nevertheless millenary. As is often the case, its origins are warlike: the riders, thrown in full gallop, had to plant a spear in the feet of the enemy army&#8217;s elephants. No more elephants now, but wooden planks stuck in the ground. On that day, more than 800 riders competed in teams of 4. I notify a child who sells what I think are peanuts and I call him. The steward precedes me and commands me: I am the prince&#8217;s guest, there is no way I [&hellip;]"}