A rather stupid story was instigated by Jeremy Paxman (BBC Newsnight presenter) in September 06 that Prince Charles has seven eggs prepared for him each morning, the first lightly boiled through to the last which would be hard boiled. The story goes that he can then choose for his breakfast the egg cooked most to his liking.
The story was repeated on the BBC Radio 4 morning current affairs programme 'Today' the next day and rapidly refuted by St James's Palace press office before the end of the programme. That did not stop other programmes and so called 'comedians' picking up the story and repeating it, without of course mentioning the denial by Prince Charles's staff.
Anyone with a scrap of sense will see that this is sheer mischievous nonsense, designed to discredit the Prince. The story is totally untrue yet many people delight in believing it and passing it on as the truth despite Charles's, and other members of the Royal Family's, very hard work and concern for the disadvantaged throughout our society. This sense of duty prevails throughout the Queen's family and lasts way past an age at which all the rest of us will say, "That's it, enough. I am putting my feet up." The Royals can't and won't do that.
Oh, yes, and while I am at it, the Prince puts his own toothpaste on his own toothbrush and any one who thinks otherwise has been misinformed.
The story was repeated on the BBC Radio 4 morning current affairs programme 'Today' the next day and rapidly refuted by St James's Palace press office before the end of the programme. That did not stop other programmes and so called 'comedians' picking up the story and repeating it, without of course mentioning the denial by Prince Charles's staff.
Anyone with a scrap of sense will see that this is sheer mischievous nonsense, designed to discredit the Prince. The story is totally untrue yet many people delight in believing it and passing it on as the truth despite Charles's, and other members of the Royal Family's, very hard work and concern for the disadvantaged throughout our society. This sense of duty prevails throughout the Queen's family and lasts way past an age at which all the rest of us will say, "That's it, enough. I am putting my feet up." The Royals can't and won't do that.
Oh, yes, and while I am at it, the Prince puts his own toothpaste on his own toothbrush and any one who thinks otherwise has been misinformed.
