A ROYAL groom was arrested at the Buckingham Palace Mews after
allegedly trying to have a rival in love branded a paedophile.
Terrence Prince, 40, sent a pornographic photographs and computer images
of children "of extraordinary depravity" to his former girlfriend, the police and
the NSPCC. He also sent a "warning" letter to the residents of the housing
estate where Keith Illingworth, his intended victim, was living with Angela
Donaldson, Prince's ex-girlfriend.
Rhys Rowlands, prosecuting, said at Mold Crown Court, north Wales, that
Prince's behaviour had put Mr Illingworth at risk of a modern day lynching.
Some of the pornographic material sent to Mrs Donaldson purported to be
from a woman with whom her boyfriend had once lived. Other items were
said to have been found by a thief who had broken into his car.
Mr Rowlands said that a search of Prince's flat in the Royal Mews had
uncovered a label similar to the ones used on the pornographic packages.
DNA tests suggested that he had licked one of the stamps. An examination of
his computer indicated that it had been used to download pornographic
images.
He said that others may have deliberately assisted Prince in a "determined and
carefully planned" campaign to brand an innocent man a paedophile. He said:
"Had the police not acted with great circumspection and shown some skill in
their investigation, then there was every prospect that Mr Illingworth would
have been sitting in that dock today on very serious charges of child
pornography."
Mrs Donaldson, of Wrexham, North Wales, wept as she recalled becoming
hysterical when she received the pornographic images and videos through the
post. Prince, originally from Wrexham, denies six charges including the
distribution of indecent photographs, sending of pornographic films through
the post, and trying to pervert the course of justice.
The trial continues.
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I'll never write about Diana, says brother(Electronic Telegraph)
EARL SPENCER said yesterday that he would never write a book about his
sister, Diana, Princess of Wales.
Referring to the controversy surrounding the publication of a book by the
Princess's private secretary, Patrick Jephson, he said that the feelings of his
nephews, Princes William and Harry, were paramount. He said: "I would not
dream of upsetting William and Harry. We have seen how they have been
upset by an invasion of their mother's privacy."
The Earl was speaking at Birmingham Press Club, which invited him to
discuss two books he has written about his family history and the Althorp
estate in Northamptonshire. Asked by a guest whether he planned to continue
writing, Earl Spencer said that his literary agent was already asking for a third
book.
He said: "I shall never write about my sister, the reason being that so many
people have done it and I would spend most of the time trying to correct
wrongs."
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Queen sets date with Olympians(UK Times)
BY ANDREW NORFOLK
BRITAIN'S triumphant Olympians are being showered
with invitations to a series of celebration parties as the
nation rushes to share the team's golden success - with the
Queen and the Prime Minister at the head of the queue.
The wave of euphoria generated by Britain's highest medal
haul since 1920 has already prompted a stream of letters,
phones calls and e-mails to the British Olympic
Association from those keen to mark the athletes'
remarkable performances.
Plans are yet to be finalised, but already pencilled into the
BOA's diary is a reception at Buckingham Palace on
November 16 and a visit to Tony Blair at 10 Downing
Street, probably in December.
Also being organised is the BOA's own celebration party,
to be held at the London Eye and the adjacent London
Aquarium, on the South Bank, on October 14.
A BOA spokesman said that the team sponsor, British
Airways, and other commercial partners of the association
were responsible for arranging the "unprecedented" party.
"A welcome home party is something new for the team,
but we feel it's important to mark their achievements in
Sydney," he said.
"There will be a lot of happy spirits and we want this to be
a day for everyone, not just the medal winners but all
those who did their best for their country, many of them
performing lifetime bests."
Final decisions on whether to accept "a lot of invitations
from some very high-profile people" have yet to be made
and there are also as yet no plans for a tickertape parade,
but the returning BOA officials are expected to consider
the various options in the coming days.
Many of the individual medal winners will be the guests of
honour at civic ceremonies that are being organised in
their home towns, but the whole team will be invited to
meet the Queen in November.
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