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Prince Charles Scandal - Why can't RTE report the details?

DMT · 2003-11-09 20:13:02

Was just wondering why can't an Irish TV station report details on something like this just because of a court injunction in a different country? Surely british court injunctions don't apply here? This might be more appropriate in a different board but I'm not sure where...

09-11-2003 8:13pm

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Was just wondering why can't an Irish TV station report details on something like this just because of a court injunction in a different country? Surely british court injunctions don't apply here?

This might be more appropriate in a different board but I'm not sure where...

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#2 09-11-2003 8:23pm

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Probably in part because RTE is available in the north. Maybe also because not too many people here give a **** about it.

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#3 09-11-2003 8:39pm

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Didn't stop them taking joy in referring to Peter Mandelson being gay when the BBC couldn't or wouldn't report it (wouldn't IIRC)

Is RTE available on NTL in Belfast?

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#4 09-11-2003 9:06pm

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Yes, you can get RTE in Belfast on NTL.

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#5 09-11-2003 9:24pm

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Don't forget the liable laws here are stacked against the media.

Goodmans have only recently dropped a legal action against RTE started back in the 1980's.

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#6 09-11-2003 9:30pm

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so what exactly happened?

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#7 09-11-2003 10:24pm

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Charles allegedly got caught in bed with a royal member of staff by either Princess Di or another member of staff. IIRC the Thieving Butler had some sort of evidence of this so, just before he went down for the crime, he blackmailed Charles who then got the Queen to drop the thievery charges by saying that Di had given Thieving Butler the allegedly stolen items. Allegedly.

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#8 10-11-2003 12:00am

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moved

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#9 10-11-2003 12:15am

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Originally posted by sceptre
Didn't stop them taking joy in referring to Peter Mandelson being gay when the BBC couldn't or wouldn't report it (wouldn't IIRC)

Think that was just a BBC policy thingy, not actually due to any form of court injuntion

Originally posted by
ixoy
Charles allegedly got caught in bed with a royal member of staff by either Princess Di or another member of staff. IIRC the Thieving Butler had some sort of evidence of this so, just before he went down for the crime, he blackmailed Charles who then got the Queen to drop the thievery charges by saying that Di had given Thieving Butler the allegedly stolen items. Allegedly.

Oh my god Boards is going to get sued back to the stone ages!!!!

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#10 10-11-2003 12:30am

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Originally posted by Wicknight
Oh my god Boards is going to get sued back to the stone ages!!!!

Ah but it's all allegedly according to other sources which alledge it to other sources so I think boards is safe

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#11 10-11-2003 12:32am

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Here's what popbitch had to say during the week (popbitch was even mentioned in the Observer today in passing):

>> Happy Finish for the Monarchy << 
        Can't a Prince get relief these days?

    Poor Prince Charles. That ghastly butler is 
    going around telling tales, and everyone says 
    that Burrell has other stories that will bring 
    down the Monarchy. 

    Surely they can't be referring to Charles 
    getting "happy finish" massages from his 
    valet? Charles is a product of Britain's
    boarding school system, so it's only natural 
    that from time to time he'd ask the servants 
    to apply some spit and polish to his 
    crown jewels. 

From The Observer earlier this year:     
    "An embarrassed St James's Palace official 
    suggested after the Burrell trial that Fawcett 
    was on leave. However, colleagues say he has 
    just been 'keeping his head down'."

Totally off-topic but they also said

>> Sex Degrees of Prince Charles << 
        Follow the sperm from father to son

    Prince Charles was reluctantly married to...

    Princess Diana, who had sex with...

    Bryan Adams, who had it off with...

    Tara-Palmer Tompkinson, who de-virginised...

    ...Prince William!

(FYI: Bryan Adams is rumoured to possess an
oversized wang)

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#12 10-11-2003 12:36am

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wtf, i thought popbitch was still on holiday.

Myself and mate stopped getting it at the same time. Do you have to re-subscribe yearly now?

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#13 10-11-2003 12:46am

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I've only had to subscribe the first time AFAIR. I think there may have been a gap of a week at the start of the year when they were actually on holiday but it's been clear rumour and entertainment filth since.

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#14 10-11-2003 3:46pm

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Emmm because its tabloid trash.

Why don't TV3 report it!!!

and should not be a main news story in Ireland.

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#15 10-11-2003 4:04pm

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In fact TV3 did report it yesterday on David McWilliams show Agenda (which is generally quite a good programme).

davej

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#16 10-11-2003 4:09pm

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In fact TV3 did report it yesterday on David McWilliams show Agenda (which is generally quite a good programme).

And then it ran with this....... :eek: ....... How low can one get..... tut.... tut .... tut....

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#17 10-11-2003 4:22pm

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#18 10-11-2003 5:42pm

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Originally posted by smiaras
When William becomes king he'll seem like a night in shining armour.

<bitchy remark>
A bald knight in shining armour (he's losing his hair)
</bitchy remark>

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#19 11-11-2003 4:20am

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Charlie sure was a bit late in covering his back.

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#20 11-11-2003 1:37pm

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Originally posted by smiaras
Its also being reported in scotland.

No it's not.

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#21 11-11-2003 1:52pm

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Originally posted by dccarm
No it's not.

According ot CNN last night it was reported in one of the scottish newspapers. CNN themselves couldn't say anything either as they broadcast to England!

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#22 11-11-2003 1:57pm

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It was reported, in some detail, in The Sunday Herald .However the report has been withdrawn from their web site because of an injunction.

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#23 11-11-2003 2:33pm

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#24 11-11-2003 6:10pm

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Any paper outside the UK can print the allegations as long as the paper is not available in the UK. So national editions of Italian papers can print it but not their international counterparts. As the web sites are accessible in the UK they can't print them either.

It's a bit daft because we all know by now what they can't print

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#25 11-11-2003 9:13pm

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bit stupid that a UK court can censor websites from other countries

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#26 11-11-2003 10:07pm

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Closing this thread as it has strayed WAY off topic. You may continue this discussion on the Politics board here

ATTN: Closed :ninja:

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