It seems the tensions surrounding Prince Charles’ ‘black spider memos’ have finally reached a breaking point.
After months of speculation, and a few days of confrontation, Prince Charles’ senior press secretary has had enough. Kristina Kyriacou, the Princes’ press advisor, raised eyebrows when her stand-off with British press pack reporter, Michael Crick, got physical.
Mr Crick had attempted to get a word in with the Prince as he headed into a public engagement, but was blocked by Ms Kyriacou.
Blocked, as in, body blocked.
Ms Kyriacou veered into the way of Mr Crick, blocking him from the Prince, before tearing off the top half of the reporter’s microphone.
The reporter had attempted to chase down a comment from Charles as he entered into the building.
“Are you worried about these letters?” said Mr Crick, before Kyriacou stopped him, “Are you writing any more letters to ministers?”
His impromptu interview, however, was unsuccessful – thanks to Ms Kyriacou.
The ‘letters’ in question are, of course, the infamous ‘black spider memos’, named after Prince Charles’ ‘spidery’ handwriting.
The memos have been long-sought after since The Guardian’s 10 year court battle to obtain them begun. Those thinking the letters contained salacious evidence of Prince Charles’ assassinating his mother or bringing down the monarchy were sorely disappointed.
For the most part, the letters contained advice and communication between the Prince and English ministers, on topics such as alternative herbal medicines and badger culling.
“I do urge you to look again at introducing a proper cull of badgers where it is necessary,” the Prince wrote, “I, for one, cannot understand how the ‘badger lobby’ seem not to mind at all about the slaughter of thousands of expensive cattle, and yet object to a managed cull of an overpopulation of badgers – to me, this is intellectually dishonest.”
Riveting stuff.
