The case is the first in modern times that a member of the royal family has been targeted in an alleged blackmail plot. In 1891 the future Edward VII discussed with his solicitor paying off two prostitutes he had visited in return for letters he had written to them. Details emerged only in 2002 when the letters were sold for £8,220 at Bonhams, the auctioneers.
All right. So some “Royal” does something that’s caught on tape, and someone tries to make hay of it, and gets busted. Then some moron from LA has this to say about it:
Why do you English tolerate the ultimate welfare cases….Royalty? Seems so antiquated and useless. You Brits must love paying for all the fun, drinking parties, sex parties, luxury vacations and multiple luxury homes and cars for a very select group of people with your hard-earned money. That being the case, you should just send me money each month, and I promise you, I will be able to enjoy every pound you send me as much, and even MORE, than the ‘royalty’ does.
Robert, Los Angeles, USA
Why? Are you some kind of Hollywood celebrity?
I kind of agree with him. Thanks old lady for that stiff-upper-lip thing during the war but y’all can go now, ok? Royalty is a creepy and profoundly inegalitarian idea… If I met them I would be polite though.
But I would bag on them after.
Yeah, but Woody Harrelson’s in the new Coen Brothers’ movie. So, what’s his point?
In the original story there is a reference to alleged oral sex.
Best subsequent line in the story?
“By this time a detective had been attached to the royal’s staff.”
Bwahahaha. True, Parker.
Woody Harrelson is a profoundly stunted man. He had a disadvantaged childhood. We’re lucky he’s mostly turned out harmless I think. Janet Jackson, same thing.
Rumor has it that James Hewitt’s kid is the “royal” in question. It’s interesting that Charlie’s kid would be the one that apparently has his shit together.
Ah, Brit royalty. If only we’d been able to rid the world of it in 1776…
The irony of a person from LA complaining about “royalty” is astounding. I bet Robert buys everyone one of Michael “I eat Oliver Willis’ for breakfast” Moore’s mockumentaries, and waits in line to get a glimpse of algore, and Streisand.
Why am I reminded of The Naked Gun?
“Protecting the Queen’s safety is a task that is gladly accepted by Police Squad. No matter how silly the idea of having a queen might be to us, as Americans we must be gracious and considerate hosts. “