Harry’s Back!!

Prince Harry arrives for another pointless visit, his second in 18 months and the seventh royal visit since 2011 noting the drought from 1999 to 2011 interrupted only the short 2006 visit by the Queen to open the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne during which there was a right royal snafu over the playing of whose national anthem, hers or ours – in the end, it was a medley of both. The Palace seems to have come to the conclusion in the last couple of years that the Republic effect has worn off (wrong as we saw with the Prince Phillip gong in January). Seems we have to keep Naughty Harry occupied. This 4 week visit is so critical that he’s breaking off  (out?) in the middle of it to represent UK, not us, at Gallipoli centenary. Click on the link for a really good take on the latest royal stopover: “Prince Harry Visits the Country He Somehow Still Owns” from The Backburner on SBS News online 6 April 2015 (good stuff SBS). Meanwhile over at Royal Central online the female journos are all breathlessly in awe: http://royalcentral.co.uk/princeharry/thank-you-for-welcoming-him-into-your-ranks-the-queen-sends-letter-of-thanks-to-australian-military-for-welcoming-prince-harry-down-under-47003

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