Re: When was '"Prince" Charles to wed" news originally planned for?

banana wrote:

> In article <1108343650.217298.135960@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
> Michael Rhodes <migx73allenford2002@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>
>
>>banana wrote:
>>
>>>According to the 'Guardian', the news that 'Prince' Charles and
>>
>>Camilla
>>
>>>Parker-Bowles are to marry was released early, to pre-empt imminent
>>>publication by the London 'Evening Standard'.
>>>
>>>When was publication actually planned for?
>>>
>>>Not 14 February, Valentine's Day, by any chance, was it?
>>
>>The BBC sais that the engagement announcement was planned for the end
>>of this week.
>
>
> Thanks for this. I think it's probably true. That would mean an
> announcement at the time of the foxhunting ban! Very interesting, given
> that the foxhunting lobby is basically the 'queen and country' mob on
> horseback, and Camilla Parker-Bowles has openly displayed her support
> for the Countryside Alliance.
>
> Things should get even more interesting towards the end of this week.
>

Or even in the coming months as the brouhaha warms up - at least it'll
keep peoples' minds deflected from the 'election' which imv is going to
be more a like a US-style 'selection' if postal ballot fraud reallyt
gets into stride...

Whatever happened to the Green Party?

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