Honey wrote:
I don't often criticise The Queen, but I am quite repelled by the idea that Andrew paying off his (assumed) victim was to spare his mother from having her celebrations overshadowed.
As a mother, and I would imagine all mothers are the same, I could not give a stuff if my party is ruined no matter how long I had been on the bloody throne for, and I would want what is best for my son, innocent or guilty.
It comes across as very mememe. .
we have no real proof this was the reason and I seriously doubt it.
Again
Phil Space, a seasoned Fleet Street hack probably got this info from my old pals
Sid & Doris Bloggs who I used to feed tales to knowing they would end up on the front page of
The Sun.
Worked wonderfully including what I thought was a quiet inventive tale that the lovely
Boy George & his pal singer
Marylin (dreadful snob) were on holiday in the Caribbean and got chased by a shark on the beach.
No-one seemed to twig that the notion 2 people walking on a beach..could be chased by a shark swimming in the water but..
detail details who needs them?
## I stopped being pals with Sid & Doris after that one as they only gave me £100 as my share for inventiveness when I later found it they were slung a £1000 for the tale..front page etc.
There is no honor amongst thieves.
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