Damned fine fella, that Prince Harry, knows how, er, to keep up, um, the royal tradition; and equally admirably, The Sun does its part also by publishing the photos to prove it! Of course, all the whining and moaning from the other rags are just pathetic bleatings from editors too scared of Levinson to do the obvious, commonsense thing and publish pictures which zillions of people have already gawked at on the internet.
Going back to Harry, he, of course, continues in the vein of earlier heirs and possible heirs to the throne. Poor old Edward VII, or 'Bertie' to the many amorous ladies with whom he consorted, gradually realised that 'dear Mama' was going to go on and on and on and on and that his chances of ever ascending the throne were minimal. Thus, he felt free to shag for Britain and the Empire which he did and if the modern Olympic games had begun a little earlier they surely would have given him a Gold medal! Actually, he did get there in the end but only for a short reign before his place was taken by the usual dull but worthy ruler we have become accustomed to. The next up was Edward VIII but he was another royal shagger-in-chief which would have been quietly accepted (The Sun did not exist then!) except for the unfortunate fact that he chose an American as his consort and, my dears, not only was she from 'over there' but, even worse, she was divorced - SHLOCK-HORROR! Exit Edward rapidly to be replaced by a safe, dutiful and dull pair of hands owned by George VI. He was followed by Her Maj, equally dutiful and, thank God, equally dull but her sister, the late Princess Margaret, kept us all in a state of excitement over her various dalliances.
Charles, ineffably dimwitted, instead of choosing a plain but fertile 'heifer' to bear his children who would have been ignored by a media which was now rampant, he chose a drop-dead gorgeous Princess who captivated the world. The rest as they say, is history. Now we have (so far - fingers crossed) another quiet, proper chap as heir-apparent which means that, really, it is Harry's duty to get out there and, er, stand up for Britain and tradition. He is doing splendidly and long may he continue so to do.
And well done The Sun for showing us how!
Uhm David? Noticed in the piece you guys have a "Press Complaints Commission"?
What the hell is that? Is it a government run kinda thing?
(Apparently your good Harry wasn't aware of Las Vegas' advertising claims that "What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas."
On the other hand, perhaps he did and cleverly did some advertising for his own prospects.)
Posted by: JK | Saturday, 25 August 2012 at 17:47
No, JK, it's a typical British compromise/stitch-up (you choose). A committee run by the Newspapers for the Newspapers, ooops, sorry, I mean the public, who feel that their privacy has been violated or that the papers have lied about them - who'da thunkit? It's current format is likely to be severely altered when Lord Levinson reports.
Posted by: David Duff | Saturday, 25 August 2012 at 18:36
The scandal with Mrs Simpson was that she had been divorced twice.
Posted by: dearieme | Sunday, 26 August 2012 at 00:13
You left out Andrew's hijinks (pre Fergie). Always gave me a giggle.
Posted by: missred | Sunday, 26 August 2012 at 01:46
The scandal with Mrs Simpson is that she was a bloke! Just look at her.....
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Sunday, 26 August 2012 at 07:49
You're right, DM, I had forgotten that, not that I'm much of an expert on the whole grisly business.
You, too, are right, Miss Red, but he was more or less out shone by Princess Di and her dimwit husband.
Indeed, 'Envelope', and there are scurrilous whispers that it was her very, er, 'boyishness' which attracted HRH.
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 26 August 2012 at 09:28
Just imagine. Edward married Wallis and was then coronated. Then it was announced that "Queen" Wallis was going in for surgery to "regularise" her gender. The resultant uproar might have postponed WW2.
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Sunday, 26 August 2012 at 10:12
Oh dear, 'Envelope', too much info too early in the morning!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 26 August 2012 at 10:38
George V on his eldest son:
"I pray to God that my eldest son will never marry and have children and that nothing will come between Bertie and Lilibet to the throne".
George V to his eldest son:
“Sir, you dress like a cad, you talk like a cad, and you behave like a cad. By God, Sir, you are a cad."
George V also saved the country by bequeathing all his money to his brothers, thus ensuring that Edward VIII would be dependent on the Civil List and there was nothing for Mrs. Simpson to squander.
Posted by: Webwrights | Monday, 27 August 2012 at 07:50
Webbers, you're an education and not only that you have raised my estimation of George V who was obviously shrewder than he appeared.
Posted by: David Duff | Monday, 27 August 2012 at 09:47
david. I have this special coin struck 1951, George VI. Maybe webrights knows why it was struck. It was good for Britain that events ended with our present Queen in place. And long may it last.
Posted by: Jimmy | Monday, 27 August 2012 at 22:24
David. You are being a bit hard on Charles just remember the Tower is still open for business.
Did you hear this joke? When Doddie was lying on the slab in Paris an assitant exclaimed that his bals were blue. His colleague said it was ok they were dipped in dye.
Posted by: Jimmy | Monday, 27 August 2012 at 22:34
Jimmy, I have no idea why the coin was struck but I am happy to agree with you that the Queen has been an absolute rock of stability in a sometimes tottering nation trying to cope with an accelerated rate of change. Sorry, it must be your accent or something but I didn't get the joke. Who is 'Doddie' and why were his balls dipped in dye? Yeah, yeah, I know, I'm an ignorant old sassenach but it's all, er, Scottish to me!
Posted by: David Duff | Tuesday, 28 August 2012 at 09:13
Och Aye David ignorant auld Sassenach indeed. I think not.
Posted by: Jimmy | Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 01:22