Posted on 03/02/2005 10:19:33 AM PST by quidnunc
Thanks.
Will check it out.
I forget. Are you still in HK, back in NZ or where now?
What do you make of Tung being replaced?
Wrong. It's been published in many, many newspapers in London that he is considered a diplomatic catastrophe-in the-making because of his anti-American, anti-Zionist views. It has very little to do with Diana.
I've also heard the rumor that he wears Lawrence of Arabia robes in private. He's no right-wing Royal. Even in college, he asked his parents if he could join the Labour party. He was dissuaded from doing so.
Perhaps that is a factor but the reason he has not been since Diana's death is because she held the social elite in her hands whilst he did not. She was popular and he was not.
I am unaware of any anti-zionist/anti-semitic views of his. Do you have any links?
As well as being loved by ordinary people, Diana was beloved by Manhattan's cafe society. If Charles were to visit the US, he probably won't be hanging out with the likes of Anna Wintour. He would probably be dining at the White House & visiting inner city schools, etc. I'm sure the British government is more concerned about what he might say at a state dinner rather than what he might say to Liz Smith.
I don't have any links as to his pro-Palestinian views. They have been reported in the British press.
The Prince very rarely will make commetns on international policy. He is a diplomat and has served his country well. He will comment on British policy and society as a whole. If you cannot substantiate allegations of anti-zionism/anti-semitism then it is best not to make them as you may well be tarnishing someon who does not deserve it.
I have never heard him say anything of the sort and would be incredibly surprised if he did as it is something that is completely out of his realm in terms of his position. Royals very rarely make comments about international politics.
AMEN. WELL SAID. Thx.
Well, I can only tell you what has been reported in the British papers (as well as published bios) over the years - The Times, The Guardian, The Evening Standard, etc. - that the Prince is a spoiled Royal who drives his mother crazy with his extravagances. And it has been reported in these same papers that BEHIND THE SCENES the Prince is an Arabist. I never said he spoke publicly about his political feelings.
Perhaps all these papers are just making it up...
Perhaps all these papers are just making it up...
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The Guardian is a Socialist newspaper.
The Times is Murdoch owned and his feelings about the Royals are known.
The Standard is a London Daily tabloid.
I trust no newspaper for information. The MSM cannot be given that much credence.
Actually, I'm not a socialist but I think the Royals are a joke.
The problem is if we get rid of the Royals we would end up more like France than America. The Royals stand for British traditions, the Socialists stand for cradle to grave taxation.
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