Fee protester 'made contact with Duchess'
Home Secretary Theresa May has confirmed there was "contact" between the Duchess of Cornwall and one of the protesters who attacked her car.
But she did not confirm reports the duchess was poked with a stick during student protests on Thursday.
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Paul Stephenson, has spoken to Prince Charles following the incident.
Overnight the police have issued images of 14 alleged rioters.
The BBC understands there have been positive responses to the release of the images.
The protesters launched an attack on a car carrying Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall as it passed along Regent Street.
Their Rolls Royce was kicked, splashed with paint and a window was cracked to chants of "off with their heads".
There were reports Camilla was poked with a stick, through one of the car windows as the royal couple made their way to the London Palladium.
Mrs May said: "I'm not sure about the term 'poked with a stick'. I understand there was some contact made.
"Again this is an incident that needs to be looked at by the Metropolitan Police. That is what they are doing. So we will very soon have the details of that.
"And obviously it will be for them to look at what happened and decide whether there are any lessons that need to be learned."
A Clarence House spokesman confirmed that Prince Charles and Sir Paul spoke following Thursday's incident.
A Met spokesman declined to confirm reports that the commissioner apologised personally to the Prince.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said protesters who engaged in violence should face the "full force of the law".
Officers have reviewed hours of CCTV footage as part of their investigations into the disorder and have appealed for the public's help in identifying suspects.
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