'BOOK TO HEARTEN PRINCES'.ROYAL author Penny Junor last night claimed she wrote her biography of Prince Charles Noun 1. Prince Charles - the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948) Charles for the sakes of William and Harry. In a bizarre defence of the controversial book, Junor said the young princes would not be upset by allegations about their mother. Junor said in a statement: "Far from being distressed, I believe Prince William and Prince Harry will be heartened to know that someone is prepared to speak up for the father they love." But her comments caused new outrage OUTRAGE. A grave injury; a serious wrong. This is a generic word which is applied to everything, which is injurious, in great degree, to the honor or rights of another. for dragging William and Harry into the row over the book, Charles: Victim or Villain VILLAIN., An epithet used to cast contempt and contumely on the person to whom it is applied. 2. To call a man a villain in a letter written to a third person, will entitle him to an action without proof of special damages. 1 Bos. & Pull. 331. ? One of Diana's closest friends said: "It is appalling that this woman feels qualified to speak for William and Harry when she doesn't even know them. "This book should never have been written in the first place. It is obscene Offensive to recognized standards of decency. The term obscene is applied to written, verbal, or visual works or conduct that treat sex in an objectionable or lewd or lascivious manner. . "The people who matter most, those who knew and cared about Diana, know what contempt this book deserves. "Penny Junor is obviously a desperate woman trying anything to save her reputation." And Diana's friend, astrologer Penny Thornton, added: "The justification that she did this on behalf of the children is cringe-making." Unfaithful The Prince of Wales Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper] See : Doubles and Camilla Parker Bowles have jointly blasted blast·ed adj. 1. Used as an intensive: I hate these blasted flies. 2. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. 3. Blighted, withered, or shriveled. the book, which is published today. It claims the princess made death threats to Camilla and was the first to be unfaithful. Junor said she was aware of the need to protect the young princes but added: "I began work in 1997, when Diana was still alive, and after her death thought long and hard about continuing. "But this was no ordinary family, no ordinary marriage, and I believe this is a story of such importance that it needed to be told." She claimed Charles had been unfairly portrayed por·tray tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2. To depict or describe in words. 3. To represent dramatically, as on the stage. because of Diana's collaboration with Andrew Morton's book Diana, Her True Story, and speaking out on Panorama. Junor said Charles had never chosen to deny the allegations. She added: "We have only ever heard one side of the story. "I believe the people of Britain have a right to know more so they can make up their own minds. "As anyone who chooses to read my book will see, I have not taken any side in this story." The former host of BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. 2's The Travel Show said she had previously been gagged from responding to criticism by contractual reasons. |
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