Monday, January 24, 2005

Right Royal Stuffups

1. "Britain's gaffe-prone royal family"
   <http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/13/britain.royals.reut/>
"Prince Harry, 20-year-old grandson of the queen, apologized on Thursday
 after a photo of him wearing Nazi symbols at a party provoked outrage.
 Here are some other embarrassing moments involving Britain's royal family"

2. "Portrait of a prince with vegetable and insect"
   <http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/30/1083224589605.html>
"It is titled Homo sapiens, Lepidum sativum and Calliphora vomitoria, which
 roughly translates as a portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh as the artist
 sees him"

3. "Queen is exposed to Highland game"
   <http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/14606176>
"[U]nlike his comrades, he hadn't taken the time to adjust his sporran and
 kilt for decency"

4. "Princess Anne's dog to see shrink"
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/01/04/304213-ap.html>
"Princess Anne will send her dog to an animal psychologist to avoid having
 it euthanized after it attacked a royal maid and fatally mauled one of the
 Queen beloved corgis"

5. "Prince Edward scolded"
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/02/13/346781-ap.html>
"Like many a commoner before him, His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Earl of
 Wessex, was scolded by police for ignoring the strict pedestrian code on
 upscale Belle Meade Boulevard"