Journalists wait in the courtroom before the trial against Prince Ernst-August von Hannover at the district court in the northern German city of Hildesheim near Hanover November 26, 2009. Prince Ernst-August von Hannover, who is accused of beating a disco club manager in Kenya in the year 2000, didn't appear for the trial on Thursday. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (GERMANY - Tags: CRIME LAW)