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Sunday, January 30, 2005

Speaking of which...

Since we're on the subject of good British humor:

I'm sure even those of you on the Continent have heard about the latest escapade of the boy known as Prince Harry. If not - well, he decided to show up at a friend's party (which had the fancy dress theme "colonial and native") as a Nazi, with swastika and all.
The Sun's headline the following day:



It is, of course, well known that Private Eye - Britain's equivalent of The Onion - always jump at the opportunity to make fun of the Royal Family. So without further ado, and to get to the point of this post, here's their take on the whole affair:


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What point was he trying to make? Plus, the nazi outfit isn't even fancy! And he surely pissed off Hitler wherever he is. Was he trying to be funny??? Or maybe, he was way ahead of his time, stating that nazism is doomed to become a mere costume (that'd be cool). Thanx Prince!
Keep up with the good work. I enjoy reading your blog.

Judge Jonathan said...

I honestly wouldn't give him that much credit... the guy was just too stupid to realize that what would have been a tasteless (though harmless) joke for anyone else would inevitably be turned into a state affair in his own case. His grandmother is the friggin Queen for fuck's sake.

By the way, please call him Harry - that other name is already taken, and well-deserved :)