Re: Prince Charles

Heather wrote:
> What do you think will be the next headline re the Royal family? 

You can keep abreast of the story here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/0,2759,405150,00.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/0,2759,405150,00.html

If the link is broken, just go to 
http://www.guardian.co.uk 
and look for "Special Reports," then "Monarchy."

> I think that the scandal about Charles has to be true not sure which of
> the stories are fact but he really has been upto no good with someone.
>  Do we really need a person like this running the country?

Well, he wouldn't be running the country, but as a figurehead he'd
make the country a laughingstock. He really is a ninny. If he'd just
laughed and said, "I thought the whole world knew whom I was sleeping
with," that would probably have been the end of it.

He's his own worst enemy. After that vast outpouring of grief at
Diana's death, he decided he had to improve his image and hired a spin
doctor, Mark Bolland. Bolland succeeded so well that just two years
ago when I was in Scotland, I was shocked to discovered that most
people had forgotten all about Diana and were in love with Charles,
and according to the Times, the queen was prepared to agree that he
could marry Camilla as soon as the Golden Jubilee (2002) was over.
Then he let Fawcett lure him into selling the royal gifts. That led to
Sir Michael Peat's investigation, which revived George Smith's
charges, which until then had been safely filed away and forgotten.
That led to the charges of theft against Diana's butler, Paul Burrell,
who had Diana's tell-all "rape tape," which Charles & Fawcett were so
eager to get their hands on. Those charges galvanized Burrell to fight
back with his recently published book, and here we are. The scandal
probably won't bring down the monarchy but I suspect it will keep
Charles from succeeding to the throne.

Barbara