Prince William Becomes an Honorary Barrister
The trainee RAF helicopter pilot is more used to planning sorties and checking weather forecasts than legal argument. But in the ceremony on Monday at London's Middle Temple the Prince was not only called to the Bar - to be made a honorary barrister - but called to the Bench, the Inn's governing body.
But in the ceremony on Monday at London's Middle Temple the Prince was not only called to the Bar - to be made a honorary barrister - but called to the Bench, the Inn's governing body.
I saw Charles at some military thing recently and he had more medals and ribbons he looked like some tinpot potentate from a god forsaken 3rd world country. There's almost an inverse relaitonship between the seriouslness of a Country's leader and the number of military decorations they wear. And the British Royal family certainly won't be found wanting in the bauble area.
It's all they're fit for, taking part in ceremonies and wearing uniforms for various bits and bobs of official business. It allows more serious people like Brown to actually conduct the business of Govt without interruption {Hey. Wait a minute...} keep to the Fen Causeway
It's a Steve Bell original keep to the Fen Causeway
