Friday, June 15, 2007
William and Harry fight for their mother's reputation
Princes William and Harry say they are forced to repeatedly defend their mother's reputation from attacks by people who have forgotten the "amazing things" she achieved.
There was continuing disquiet that the BBC had "dumbed down" its approach to the landmark interview by choosing the Radio 1 DJ to conduct it rather than one of its more respected broadcasters. Miss Cotton, who is 25 and has described herself as a "mouthy little girl, got the nod ahead of respected broadcasters such as Huw Edwards and royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell.
I can't see why, as those other people seem less in tune with today's youngsters and to me sound like a bunch of stuffed shirts. Recollect that Jimmy Young, remembered as much as a popular music songster by some as even a popular disk jockey,could do a very good interview and even today I seem to recall an important interview, which I think was with President Nasser of Egypt with whom, unlike some others, he seems to have been on excellent terms and to have had a very fine understanding. I say good luck to all three, and let us not forget Diana either. In some ways she seemed to blossom out after leaving Charles, though it seems clear that some of her later connections were a route to disaster. I remember hearing of her death and thinking that if she associated with that crowd of drunks and no hopers the outcome was inevitable, for whatever reason. In its later days - and it could now be considered pretty much dead in reputation terms - the British aristocracy seemed to consist of sad old ladies and less savory types of the kind found in the BBC 'Lovejoy' series, particularly that fellow called 'Charlie'.
IMO: These lads, naive and gullible though they sound, are in a sad position. Remember Sierra Leone, one of the richest countries in the world and I have been frequently told by its natives that they felt that its richness was a curse to it.
There was continuing disquiet that the BBC had "dumbed down" its approach to the landmark interview by choosing the Radio 1 DJ to conduct it rather than one of its more respected broadcasters. Miss Cotton, who is 25 and has described herself as a "mouthy little girl, got the nod ahead of respected broadcasters such as Huw Edwards and royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell.
I can't see why, as those other people seem less in tune with today's youngsters and to me sound like a bunch of stuffed shirts. Recollect that Jimmy Young, remembered as much as a popular music songster by some as even a popular disk jockey,could do a very good interview and even today I seem to recall an important interview, which I think was with President Nasser of Egypt with whom, unlike some others, he seems to have been on excellent terms and to have had a very fine understanding. I say good luck to all three, and let us not forget Diana either. In some ways she seemed to blossom out after leaving Charles, though it seems clear that some of her later connections were a route to disaster. I remember hearing of her death and thinking that if she associated with that crowd of drunks and no hopers the outcome was inevitable, for whatever reason. In its later days - and it could now be considered pretty much dead in reputation terms - the British aristocracy seemed to consist of sad old ladies and less savory types of the kind found in the BBC 'Lovejoy' series, particularly that fellow called 'Charlie'.
IMO: These lads, naive and gullible though they sound, are in a sad position. Remember Sierra Leone, one of the richest countries in the world and I have been frequently told by its natives that they felt that its richness was a curse to it.
# posted by uv : 7:56 PM
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