Re: William, Prince of What?

At this point I think we all need to get a few things straight. ATR
is a more serious n/g dealing with royalty generally, while AGR is
more gossipy. Where would we all be without a bit of gossip?

However, I am somewhat disturbed that regular contributors to ATR are
quoted as some sort of model to follow. I was trained to analyse and
critique facts and opinions, and I always considered this was the most
professional way to deal with things. Certainly my professors and
lecturers thought so at any rate. Any editor worth his salt would say
the same.

As to the content of my original post: I happen to agree with
whoever wrote the article about William's career. I didn't look
carefully at the source - whether it was The Independent, or The
Guardian, The Observer or whatever, it didn't matter. Whatever else
is said about this, it is NOT gossip to comment on his embarking on an
army career in the light of his expensive education and his reasonably
good undergraduate degree. It is worthy of serious consideration.

One would not expect the heir to the throne to embark upon a life in a
commercial enterprise. But his tertiary education certainly qualifies
him to fulfil some sort of role outside of the military. That is my
opinion, and was quite obviously the opinion of the journalist who
wrote the piece from which I quoted.

Who is to say that opinion is gossip? Or not based on facts? It IS
a fact that this young man has good tertiary qualifications, and
appears to be a popular and appealing personality.

I know The Independent has a Republican bias editorially. Does this
mean that people should not read it, and read other opinions, and then
form their own opinions? Surely this is what academic rigour is all
about. It's not a matter of saying blithely, oh well, these people
only hold this or that opinion and I don't want to read about that, I
only want to look at the facts.

The facts are that Prince William is going to enter Sandhurst for a
military career. Whether it is short or long-term is immaterial at
this point. What is wrong with anyone commenting on this decision?
Are the British public so precious that they cannot be permitted to
think critically about this? Because critique is at the bottom of
all this.

I will offer you a personal opinion about William's decision. I think
he is safe from the media in the military and for the next 3 years (at
the very minimum) that may be what this decision is all about.

Now, how about that?

Daisy

Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence!
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