Publishing Afghan story was 'irresponsible and insensitive,' say editors
Reuters Mar 10, 08 4:30 AM CDT
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An Australian women's magazine has apologized to Britain's Prince Harry for breaking a media embargo and being the first to reveal that he was serving with troops in Afghanistan. The young royal was immediately pulled from the combat zone after just 10 weeks because of fears he would become a terror target. "We do acknowledge that our actions in publishing the story can be reasonably viewed as insensitive and irresponsible," said the magazine New Idea .
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Heist movie highly entertaining, if forgettable
Rotten Tomatoes Mar 7, 08 7:35 AM CST
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You probably won't ponder The Bank Job once you've left the theater, but most critics say you're likely to enjoy it while you're there. The heist film, very loosely based on a real bank robbery that happened in London in 1971—which captivated the public because of its rumored connection to the royal family—is "fun but instantly forgettable," writes Jamie Russell in Total Film.
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Burrell denies he perjured himself to princess' inquest
Guardian (UK) Mar 6, 08 1:12 PM CST
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Princess Diana’s ex-butler rejected a request to return to Britain to clarify statements made to a reporter about having lied to the inquest into her death, the Guardian reports today. Paul Burrell, who now lives in Florida, says he had "been drinking all evening and was tired and depressed" the night he was unwittingly videotaped bragging about perjuring himself.
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Praises fellow soldiers, wants to return 'very, very soon'
Daily Telegraph (UK) Mar 2, 08 8:14 AM CST
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In a revealing interview with the British press, Prince Harry spoke yesterday of his stint in Afghanistan as one of the happiest times of his life, and said he "generally" doesn't "like England that much." The third-in-line to the British throne insisted he's not a hero, and talked emotionally of two wounded soldiers who flew home with him. "Those are the heroes, guys who had been blown up by a mine serving their country. It is a bit of a choke in your throat," he said.
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But Prince Charles also 'frustrated' over early return
Daily Telegraph (UK) Mar 1, 08 12:20 PM CST
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Prince Charles welcomed Harry home from Afghanistan today, telling the media he was “enormously proud” of his son. “It’s obviously a great relief to see him home in one piece,” he said, adding that he now understood what service families endure. But he also was frustrated at Harry’s early return. “He had been looking forward to coming back with his regiment.”
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Young royal flourished under adverse conditions of battle
CNN Mar 1, 08 7:31 AM CST
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Prince Harry is back home after an abrupt end to his hitherto unreported Afghanistan deployment, CNN reports. The frustrated royal had earlier rued his return. "I don't want to sit around in Windsor," Harry, third in line to the throne, had told the Telegraph . "But I generally don't like England that much. It's nice to be away from all the press and the papers."
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Army planning emergency exit
for soldier prince
Times (UK) Feb 29, 08 5:38 AM CST
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Britain's defense ministry is setting up emergency plans to withdraw Prince Harry from his battalion in Afghanistan after yesterday's news leak that he had been stationed there. He has completed 10 weeks of what was supposed to be a four-month tour of duty in Helmand Province, reports the Times of London. The defense ministry lifted its media embargo on coverage of Harry's service after the Drudge Report, the German tabloid Bild and an Australian women's magazine reported the story.
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UK press promised silence, but foreign media leaked story
BBC Feb 28, 08 1:47 PM CST
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Prince Harry is indeed in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban, the BBC reports. The news was leaked by foreign media and confirmed by the UK government despite a press agreement to stay mum on Harry’s military service. The prince, nicknamed “bullet magnet,” said he appreciates frontline duty: “I finally get the chance to do the soldiering that I want to do.”
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Paul Burrell is asked
to return after video suggests he lied
BBC Feb 22, 08 5:15 PM CST
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After a video showed the former royal butler saying he’d been untruthful during an appearance at the Princess Diana inquest, Paul Burrell is being asked to return and explain himself, reports the BBC. In the tape, Burrell allegedly claims to have dropped “red herrings” and kept secrets in his testimony; his lawyers say the statements were drawn from “insidious” questioning from the Sun newspaper.
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He says agents didn't kill princess, calls allegations absurd
Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 20, 08 7:51 PM CST
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In uncharacteristic public statements, the former head of British intelligence service MI6 denied during a court appearance today that agents were behind Princess Diana's 1997 death, the Telegraph reports. While Sir Richard Dearlove—known as "C" during his 1999-2004 tenure as agency boss—admitted MI6 can authorize assassinations, he said none took place in his 38 years with the agency.
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'I was very naughty,' Burrell confesses
on videotape
Sun (UK) Feb 18, 08 1:10 PM CST
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Princess Diana's ex-butler threw the $20-million inquest into her death "a few red herrings," "didn't tell the whole truth," and could be facing some quality time in the pokey for his trouble, reports the Sun . The British paper says it uncovered a 3-hour videotape in which Paul Burrell confesses to perjury.
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Dodi's dad decries royals, details conspiracy theory in inquest rant
Guardian (UK) Feb 18, 08 9:48 AM CST
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Prince Phillip—a “Nazi” who should be sent “back to Germany from where he comes”—headed a royal family plot to murder Princess Diana and his son, Dodi Al Fayed's father told the Diana inquest today. “You want to know his original name—It ends with Frankenstein,” Mohamed Al Fayed said of Phillip.
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Investigator says he can't back up cover-up claims from Dodi's dad
Guardian (UK) Feb 14, 08 9:49 PM CST
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Mohamed al Fayed's grand conspiracy theories regarding the death of son Dodi and Princess Diana took a blow today as his chief investigator had to admit time and again on the witness stand that he had no evidence to back them up, the Guardian reports. John Macnamara grew increasingly uncomfortable at the Diana inquest as he acknowledged he had no proof of elaborate murder plots and cover-ups, only Fayed's assertions.
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