Britain’s Bravest Mother Saves Her Baby Girl

A hero mother who pushed her baby’s pram to safety in the split second before she was mown down by a speeding car, causing life-changing injuries, vowed that she would have done exactly the same again to save her children.

Becky Sharp was saluted for her bravery and fast thinking as a judge jailed a maniac drunk driver who left her for dead and would have hit her baby too if she hadn’t acted so decisively.

While her 11-month-old daughter Lorena miraculously evaded injury, Becky was left with severe brain injuries and numerous fractures after being tossed ‘like a rag doll’ through the air.

The 31-year-old now faces years of rehabilitation as she heals from the accident in April after being run over by scaffolder Dale Clark who had been distracted from his driving by attempting to buy cocaine.

The 38-year-old was jailed for three and a half years at Bournemouth Crown Court after admitting to causing severe injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop at an accident and drunk driving.

Becky was in court to see him sentenced and had hoped he might express some guilt for ‘turning her life upside down’.

However, Dale Clark, who’d been on a vodka binge the night before the accident failed to even look at Becky as she sat in a wheelchair with her husband Dan by her side.

She said that she wanted to go to court because she was angry and she wanted to see him. She said that he didn’t make any eye contact, didn’t express any remorse and said nothing directly to her.

She said that she knew he’d written a letter to the court and that his mother came up to them at the end and said sorry. His grandmother mouthed ‘sorry’ and that was kind, but she was upset that he hadn’t said sorry to her directly.

In an exclusive interview from her hospital room, Becky said she was pleased the judge had praised her as a hero, and she said that it was nice of him to recognise that she pushed her daughter out of the way and that she would do it all over again if it was to save one of her children.

She said that she would do it multiple times if needs be and that she was just grateful that Lorena wasn’t hurt and that her other two children weren’t with her.

What was the judge thinking? Three and a half years. The man could have not only have killed her but her child as well. This is a shocking sentence.

The fact that he cleared off after the accident. He should have got ten years or more.

He probably won’t even do the three and a half years, that will be halved with probation. The justice system is old, antiquated and ridiculous.

She should have also been monetarily compensated, but I don’t suppose this man has any money to talk of. However, any assets that he did have should have been seized, sold and given to her and her family who have also suffered.

This was one courageous mother who would have to go through years of rehabilitation for her injuries. However, this low life who caused them will likely be out of jail in about 18 months’ time and free to carry on with his worthless life. There was never any justice in this sentence at all.

It just goes to show how broken our justice system actually is. It would be more fitting to call it the ‘Injustice System’.

The Unloveable’s

The RSPCA has revealed that some of Britain’s most unwanted animals have been waiting more than a year to be adopted.

Bosses at the animal charity published stats which show how specific breeds of dog and cat are statistically less likely to be adopted than others.

The most undesirable dog breed is the Saluki, the charity has announced, with one cross named Boycie accommodated in the RSPCA’s kennels for more than a year.

Another unwanted breed, perhaps more surprising, is the German Shepherd with one named Jaxon stuck in the kennels since April 2022, and it’s not just dogs that are unwanted, with cats also filling up spots.

One domestic shorthair named Elvis has been waiting for a new home for six months.

They also revealed that people are actually giving up animals more than they’re adopting. After a boom in animal adoption in 2019 and over the coronavirus pandemic, adoptions were down 30 per cent as of 2022.

On average, dogs wait 39 days to find a new forever home, while cats typically get paired up with a new owner 10 days sooner at 29 days, though the least wanted kittens can spend more than three months in the care of the RSPCA.

The charity is encouraging anyone contemplating getting a pet to consider adopting a rescue animal as part of its ‘Adoptober’ campaign, as it strives to debunk myths shrouding rescue animals that can prevent people from considering them over kittens or puppies.

Dr Samantha Gaines, head of companion animals at the RSPCA, said that the staff who care for their animals day in and day out know just how loveable each and every one of their rescue pets is and how different they are from one another, regardless of breed.

She said that they do find that some breeds take longer to find their perfect match.

She added that this was likely due to a combination of reasons, including beliefs, often false, about particular breeds, and some owners preferring certain sizes of pets, and that sadly these things could often stop people from even considering the possibility of adopting certain breeds, and that it was so sad that animals were overlooked because of how they look.

Dr Gaines added that people will even turn down the offer of adopting a black cat because of the superstition that they’re omens of bad luck.

She continued that they would urge anyone looking for a pet to do their research especially as the reputation of a particular breed or type is often undeserved.

Perhaps if the RSPCA didn’t have such absurd rules on who can adopt them, these animals might have homes to go to. I understand that there do have to be some limitations, but if they can’t seem to rehome them, then maybe they might consider lifting some of those restrictions.

The longer an animal is in a shelter in enclosures, it makes for an extremely unhappy animal. After all, who wants to be shut up in a cage for hours on end?

Generally, you have to leap through hoops to get a rescue animal, it’s a joke. Generally, an animal, such as a dog in particular would sense if that person was not right for them.

Dogs and cats are so adaptable, and having a huge garden isn’t always essential as long as that person is active and takes them out often, well, maybe not so much the cat, but certainly the dog. In fact, most pets spend their lives snoozing quite happily, especially as they age.

I Just Want To Go Home

A bus passenger who fell asleep and awoke to find himself locked inside a darkened bus smashed his way out while filming himself swearing in despair.

A video of the foul-mouthed rant by the unknown man has gone viral on social media.

In the film, posted on Snapchat and later re-uploaded to TikTok, the man begins by screaming: ‘I just want to go home. I am locked in a f* bus. Help me please.’

As he continues to swear he finally manages to break a window and climbs out. However, he’s still unable to get out of the bus depot and continues to yell and rave as he endeavours to climb over a wall.

Bus company officials on the Isle of Man have confirmed they’re investigating the incident which took place in the early hours of the morning at the Vannin Bus Depot in Douglas.

The video begins with the man begging for help saying: ‘I can’t get out. What do I do?’

He tries to open a locked door but says: ‘It doesn’t work. Get me out of this stupid bus. I’m trapped. It’s quarter past three in the morning.

‘I’ve had to smash the bus window open so I can go home. Cheers for that. It’s really made my weekend.’

After departing through the broken window the man speaks into the camera saying he was now standing on top of a Department of Infrastructure van to help climb an 18ft fence around the deserted bus depot.

The video concludes with the angry passenger saying: ‘The p**** did not wake me up.’

It subsequently emerged that the man had broken a window, but failed to use the emergency exit at the back of the bus that would have permitted him to exit without causing any damage.

A spokesman for Isle of Man police said they’re investigating the incident.

The spokesman said that they’d been made aware of a video circulating social media on the island of a male who was locked inside a bus during the early hours on Sunday, October 22nd.

The spokesman said that as a result of being locked in, the man was seen smashing a window to exit the bus and that they could confirm both the male in the video and personnel at Bus Vannin had been in communication with the police regarding the incident which would now be the subject of an investigation.

These kinds of things can happen, and I’m assuming that he used his phone to document the incident as evidence so that he wouldn’t feel so isolated, and just because the man was filming himself doesn’t mean that he wasn’t panicking.

It might all appear a tad melodramatic, but what if it was YOU who was enclosed in a darkened bus after waking up, you would panic as well. You might not be in a bus depot in Afghanistan, but nevertheless, you would be in an enclosed space, and let’s face it, who uses logic when they wake up in a darkened bus?

Although, it does make you wonder why he didn’t just call emergency services to get him out.

The point that’s missing is that he should never have been locked on the bus in the first place. Typically, when a bus pulls into a depot, it’s checked in case bags, phones or anything important is discovered, and then normally the bus is given a wash, so how did the driver miss him? But of course, he will get charged for the vandalism.

A Baby’s White Hair Made Him The Target Of Mockery

Many parents enjoy showing off cute pictures of their brand-new babies to friends and family. This was also true for Patricia Williams.

She snapped photographs of her son with affection, but when she tried to show off his photo collection to her friends, she got an unwelcome surprise.

Patricia gave birth to her son Redd in 2012. The baby boy’s mother didn’t notice that he had white hair until he was two months old, among other things.

When Dale looked up why their baby’s eyes kept darting from side to side, he discovered something incredible, this was a typical indicator of albinism.

Patricia was hesitant because she’d never heard of the term, but the boy clearly displayed the signs of albinism, including particularly fair skin, white hair, and tracking eyes.

The couple then consulted with an optician and geneticist for a more conclusive diagnosis.

Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 1 (OCA1), which affects 1 in 17,000 individuals worldwide, was confirmed as Redd’s diagnosis.

Patricia remembers the enthusiastic anticipation of the hospital personnel at the birth of Redd because of his distinctive white hair and blue eyes.

Patricia, her husband, and their firstborn son, Gage, all had blonde hair, so she didn’t bat an eyelid.

Redd’s hair was so white that it glistened in the sunlight, she remembered thinking a month after they brought him home, and even though she tried to shield herself from his gaze, he continued to follow her.

His eyes were a remarkable hue of blue, bordering on red, in some illuminations.

When Patricia’s second son was born with the same problem, she knew it was something they would have to deal with for the remainder of their lives.

Rockwell was born with the same problem as his older sibling in February of 2018. People on social media used stolen pictures of the newborn infant to create awful jokes.

Redd has also been the target of schoolyard slurs and teasing because of his appearance. Because of this, his older sibling Gage started to watch out for him.

However, as Rockwell’s parents had done extensive research on albinism before his birth, they were well prepared for his arrival. However, they were unprepared for their son’s photographs to go viral online.

Dale and Patricia tried to get in touch with everyone who’d shared the image to ask them to remove it, but they quickly discovered that this was an unimaginable task.

He is truly an adorable little fella and he deserves nothing but love and happiness, just like any other child, and these so-called people, if you can call them people are wicked to the core and have no compassion, no soul, come to that. He’s not here for people to mock him, he’s here because he’s very very special.

Nobody should be mean to others and we should stop and think before we say or do something that could hurt someone, and we should keep in mind that everyone is different, not better or worse, just different.

Bullying used to be considered a playground hazard, perhaps even a crucial rite of passage, but times have changed and now there’s recognition that bullying can impact anyone, whatever age, and it makes their lives miserable and unpleasant.

These babies that are born with Albinism do not ask to be born like this, but it does occur, and parents should be teaching their children about conditions like this so that they don’t act aggressively towards that individual or child.

These children are really no different from anybody else, it’s just that they look different because the production of melanin, the pigment that colours skin, hair and eyes is not there. It’s a lifelong condition, although it doesn’t get worse over time.

They’re not monsters, they’re not sorcerers, and they won’t put a hex on you, and they’re usually as healthy as everyone else, although this condition can cause some form of visual impairment.

So, next time you see someone with Albinism, just remember they’re not from outer space, they’ve not been captive in Area 51 and have been let out on a day pass, they’re just like you or me and they deserve the same respect as everyone else!

Kremlin Denies Rumors of Vladimir Putin’s Cardiac Arrest

The Kremlin was forced to deny increasing rumours that President Vladimir Putin suffered a cardiac arrest only days ago, and laughed off claims he uses doppelgangers to cover for him in public appearances.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted when questioned about the news that Vladimir Putin had suffered a serious health episode, that everything was fine with him and that it was absolutely another fake (rumour).

Dmitry Peskov laughed in response to a different question about body doubles and denied that Vladimir Putin had any.

Dmitry Peskov said that he could say they had no doubles when it came to work and so on.

He added that these kinds of stories belong to the category of fake news, discussed with enviable tenacity by a number of media outlets and that this brought nothing but a smile in the Kremlin.

It’s the second time this year Dmitry Peskov has been forced to issue a denial about a swirl of information on the use of doppelgangers, often seen as related to seemingly serious Vladimir Putin’s health concerns.

Vladimir Putin, a judo enthusiast who has long cultivated an action-man image, turned 71 on October 7 and whispers of his ill health have been churning for years.

Most recently, General SVR Telegram channel, which regularly alleges Vladimir Putin is terminally ill with cancer, alleged he suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening.

The channel said all recent appearances by the Russian dictator, including foreign visits, have been by a body double or doubles.

It claimed that doctors resuscitated Vladimir Putin and he was taken to a special intensive care facility at his official residence.

The channel reported that doctors performed resuscitation, having previously determined that the president was in cardiac arrest. Help was provided on time, the heart was started and Vladimir Putin regained consciousness.

The channel is apparently run by a former Kremlin lieutenant general, known by the pseudonym Viktor Mikhailovich. It claims Vladimir Putin’s top apparatchiks and security henchmen control the activities of the doppelgangers.

In a 2020 interview, Vladimir Putin denied longstanding rumours that he uses body doubles, although he said he had been offered the chance to use one in the past for security reasons.

However, spectators have pointed to the Kremlin strongman’s altering appearance over the years as possible proof that he uses someone else to stand in for him on engagements he either doesn’t want to make or deems too dangerous.

Even if Vladimir Putin were to die, the war probably wouldn’t stop because most Russians want to destroy all Ukrainians. However, not all Russians supported this war.

Vladimir Putin probably does use doppelgangers, as for the cardiac arrest, well who knows? I wouldn’t wish death on anybody, but this comedian has to go! Mind you, how could he have had a cardiac arrest, he has no heart.

All oppressors seem to hang on forever, they must have some deal with the devil, but according to the press he’s been dying for a rather long time, well he’s not pegged it yet.

I wonder for how long after Vladimir Putin dies they will continue to use a body double, or perhaps he’s already dead and they’re not telling us.

Even if Vladimir Putin were to die, there would definitely be someone else to slide into his place, and they could be significantly more evil. On the other coin, if he dies, perhaps whoever takes over will recognise that this war has no merit and will end it – we live in hope!

Gordon Ramsay Is Mocked For Begging His Father-In-Law For £20,000 Flat Deposit When He Was ‘Skint’

Gordon Ramsay is being mocked by his fans for saying he begged his father-in-law for £20,000 for a flat deposit when he was ‘skint’, only to be told to sell his Porsche.

The celebrity TV chef, who has an OBE, said he and his wife Tana went to her father for a loan so they could buy a flat they ‘fell in love with’.

However, the 56-year-old said Chris Hutcheson, who was later jailed for hacking Gordon Ramsay, told him to sell his 911 Porsche instead.

Gordon Ramsay, who married Tana in 1996, told the High-Performance podcast it was ‘the best advice he ever gave me’ and he sold the car so they could purchase a flat.

However, the chef, who now owns homes in Bel Air, California and Wandsworth, South London, has been roasted on social media for being so out of touch.

Gordon Ramsay, whose net worth is estimated to be £610 million, founded his restaurant group in 1997 and has since been awarded seventeen Michelin stars.

He married broadcaster and author Tana, now 49, in 1996, whose father Hutcheson, became chief executive of Gordon Ramsay’s empire before a bitter feud saw him imprisoned for six months, accused of attempting to steal £1.4 million from his son-in-law.

However, Gordon Ramsay revealed the ‘best advice’ he received from his father-in-law was ironically regarding his finances.

He told the High-Performance Podcast that they were young, they were stupid and they were skint.

He said that he remembered going to ask his father-in-law if he could borrow £20,000 for the deposit for a flat that they fell in love with, and that he thought all was going well. They had a good lunch and then he asked about the deposit, saying that they had half of it but that they needed another twenty grand and said that he would pay him back in a year.

‘He said, ‘Okay, here’s what I’ll do. I’ll have another lunch with you when you sell your Porsche’.

‘I thought, ‘You f***er but you clever f***er’. 

He said there he was driving around in a flash 911 and they didn’t even have a house, they didn’t have a flat, they didn’t even have a roof over their heads, but that it was the best advice he’d ever given him, sell the Porsche.

I’m not sure what Gordon Ramsay is being criticised for. His father-in-law gave him sound advice and as a young man, Ramsay took it.

He might have been a bit of a fool when he was younger, but at least he admitted it, and it also shows that Ramsay is a very reflective guy.

Yet he owned a Porsche, couldn’t he see that owning a ridiculously pricey car was living above his means, and how could he not figure out for himself that selling the Porsche would give him the funds for their dream home?

Gordon Ramsay does come across as a bully to his young chefs who are trying to do their best

However, he is an amazing culinarian who’s worked hard at his craft. However, we only really see him in Hells Kitchen USA, and many of the contestants have said how incredibly supportive he can be, and that the shouting et cetera is for the benefit of the programme.

He might be a potty mouth, but he is a millionaire and he’s worked hard for it, but he’s like Marmite, you either love him or you hate him!

AI Has A One In Four Chance Of Destroying us, Says Tech Boss

A leading tech boss warned that artificial intelligence has a one in four chance of wiping out humankind.

Dario Amodei, of AI researchers Anthropic, said the technology would destroy the world by either going rogue or by being abused by humans.

He added the chance something goes catastrophically wrong on the scale of human civilisation might be 10 to 25 per cent.

However, he told the Logan Bartlett Show tech podcast that if we can avoid the downsides then this stuff about curing cancer, extending human lifespan, solving problems like mental illness, he didn’t think it was outside the scope of what this could do.

In response, campaigners Control AI told a newspaper outlet the same firms that thought there was a chance that their products would kill us all were the same ones calling the shots when it came to regulation.

The world’s first safety summit on AI will be hosted by Rishi Sunak next month.

Any technology can be used for good or evil, so it will come to pass that with AI it could be used for good or bad.

The thing with AI is that it can’t be bargained with, it can’t be reasoned with, it doesn’t feel empathy or guilt or fear and if it was used for evil it would never stop ever, until we are dead.

The point to look at about AI is man’s own actions because there is no logic in conflict, destruction or antagonism. Yet some have inherent failings and choose to throw lives aside and cause widespread devastation.

AI will ultimately be able to think for itself and act for itself and that’s a genuine concern, especially by the way it thinks of us and what it could do, and it won’t be long before our police and military will be taken over by AI and replaced with these so-called robots.

We have created something that is a million times more intelligent than us, then it continues to keep learning and then it doesn’t want to be controlled by a species that it considers less inferior. It will be able to access all of our technology and I’m sure it could find a way to wipe us all out.

AI appears like a thing of fantasy, but they are here, talking, thinking robots. Could they ultimately exist without us, well as I said it seems like a fantasy, but let’s not ignore the fact that they could!

As soon as its intelligence exceeds ours we are in big trouble.

There is a possibility that AI will be misused to confuse, manipulate and eventually destroy us. AI has become an everyday topic and there are some extremely powerful people that paid big money to fund its development – follow the money.

Any AI and technology in this day and age is bad for us. People are fixated on their phones and the internet. Everything that they do, everywhere that they go, that phone is glued to them.

I feel sorry for today’s children because there’s so much natural beauty out there, and outdoor enjoyment is being forgotten or ignored.

Apart from AI maybe wiping us out. It will take our jobs and stuff like this will transform our society far quicker than most people realise. And this will leave people utterly reliant upon the state to sustain them. This will create a subclass in society and put unsustainable and ever-increasing pressure upon the rest.

Social media has already caused adverse shifts in society. Once AI starts to manipulate people that will be the end of society and civilisation as we’ve known it for centuries.

I can see nothing but harm coming from this. Look at the internet and how it’s been used over the last 20 years, and they haven’t scratched the surface yet.

I fear much worse is yet to come for us all!

The 86-Year-Old Sir Bobby Charlton Has Passed Away

England and Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has passed away aged 86 after his battle with dementia.

Sir Bobby Charlton, who made 758 appearances for his club and earned 106 caps for his beloved country, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife Lady Norma, their two daughters Suzanne and Andrew and grandchildren.

The talented footballer, who was born in Ashington, Northumberland, on October 11, 1937, was widely regarded as one of the most outstanding players to ever grace the game and was part of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning side.

Following his death, Sir Geoff Hurst, who famously scored a hat trick in England’s 4-2 victory over West Germany at Wembly, is now the only member of the team still alive. Former England right-back George Cohen also passed away, aged 83, in December.

A statement from the family of Sir Bobby said that it was great sadness that they shared the news that Sir Bobby passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was surrounded by his family.

The statement said that his family would like to pass on their thanks to everyone who has contributed to his care and to the many people who have loved and supported him. They requested that the family’s privacy be respected at this time.

Manchester United said they were mourning ‘one of the greatest and most beloved players in the history of their club’.

Sir Bobby had retired from public life since he was diagnosed with dementia in November 2020, just four months after his elder brother Jack Charlton, another 1966 icon, passed away aged 85. He was one of five of England’s 1966 winners to suffer from the debilitating disease after his brothers, Nobby Stiles, Ray Wilson and Martin Peters.

Bobby Charlton went on to have an outstanding career after surviving the Munich Air Disaster in 1958 when he was 20, which tragically killed eight of United’s Busby Babes and 23 people in total.

In a glittering 17-year spell with United, where he played as if every game was for his fallen teammates, he won three league titles, the FA Cup and captained the Red Devils when they became the first English club to win the European Cup.

Sir Bobby went on to score 249 goals for Man United, including two in the famous 1968 European Cup final win over Benfica.

This is such a sad day for football. Bobby Charlton was an absolute Legend. He was a great footballer and a real gentleman, and it was a real honour for those who watched him play – one of the undisputed greats of the sport. They definitely don’t make football players like him anymore. When men played the game for the love of it, rather than for the big bucks.

In the mad world of war, politics, global warming, greed and lack of concern for others, along comes the news of the sad death of a true Legend. A hero and above all a genuinely nice man.

Is Mick Grinch Going To Ruin Your Christmas?

Rail travellers face another festive season of disarray after the RMT voted for a further six-month strike mandate.

It paves the way for the union’s boss Mick Lynch to target a second Christmas and New Year with strikes.

The RMT sparked outrage last year by ordering several walkouts in December and January in a bid to hit those travelling to be with loved ones over the festive period.

This led to its boss being nicknamed ‘Mick Grinch’.

The union has called 25 national strikes since last June in a long-running row over pay and conditions. It’s also threatening to call more walkouts over plans by ministers to close most remaining ticket offices in England.

Some analyses estimate that rail walkouts have cost the economy more than £5 billion since last summer.

The new mandate will mean that walkouts could continue virtually until early summer next year.

It permits the RMT to order unlimited strikes during the period, but they must give two weeks of notice.

Overall, 89.9 per cent of members voted in favour of more strike action, with a 63.6 per cent turnout.

The ballot included 20,000 guards, catering staff and ticket sellers for 14 train companies covering most of England. Mr Lynch said that he congratulated their members for delivering a decisive mandate for future industrial action as they pursue a negotiated settlement of jobs, pay and conditions.

The RMT has been offered a 9 per cent pay rise over two years but has declined to put it to members in a vote.

Aslef, which represents train drivers, has snubbed an 8 per cent pay hike over two years which would take the driver’s average salary to £65,000.

Sadly, I think that public opinion is against them, and perhaps it’s time to prohibit strikes on railways.

Unfortunately, it’s just life now and people are used to working around these walkouts.

Honestly, how much does this joker get paid to lead the sheep into another walkout?

Does he not realise that people are so used to these walkouts now that they don’t actually have any impact anymore because RMT has lost all support and respect, not that it ever had much in the first place?

Whilst I don’t agree with losing ticket offices and a human face. I believe that Mick Lynch is creating a situation where he and his employees will be considered obsolete. As it stands, most people are finding alternative forms of travel, and I’m sure it wouldn’t take much for them to make that switch permanent.

Eventually, working from home will be mandatory for those who can. It appeared to work well during COVID-19, and most meetings are now being held by Zoom. Perhaps it’s time to break up these unions who have held far too much power for far too long.

It’s the same with supermarkets now with all these self-checkouts. I can’t stand the things myself – I like to see a human being when going through the checkout, but I suppose as long as there are people there to assist and the machine accepts cash, which most don’t now, what could possibly go wrong?

Mick Lynch and his entourage are wasting their time. They will never get the deal that they want and people might be sick of it, but they’re getting used to it.

This is primarily economic sabotage and these people should not be allowed to get away with these strikes. Enough is enough and these damn unions should go.

You would think that by now Mick Lynch would realise that he’s not going to win and should really be considering his position.

Will We Ever Know What The Queen’s Private Papers Contain?

Princess Diana’s biographer is worried that the late Queen’s private letters could be burnt by royal aides before a historian is able to look at her papers to write her official biography.

More than a year on from Her Late Majesty’s demise, no announcement has been made about which historian will be gifted the job of writing the official account of her life.

Earlier this year it emerged that King Charles had assigned loyal Palace aide Paul Whybrew with the job of sorting through the Queen’s private papers before they were repositioned to the Royal archive at Windsor.

However, Andrew Morton, the author of the revelation-filled 1992 work Diana: Her True Story, voiced his fears that the Queen’s papers would be filleted to remove any material that the Royal Family didn’t want to become public knowledge.

Speaking to the Scandal Mongers podcast, he said he was ‘enormously’ concerned that aides might be ‘burning the letters’ and added that ‘an awful lot’ could be ‘disguised’ and ‘camouflaged’.

He noted how Princess Diana’s mother Frances Shand Kydd and her sister Sarah burnt much of her correspondence after her death in a car crash in 1997.

Mr Morton told fellow historians Andrew Lownie and Phil Craig that they have two major biographies about to be commissioned. One on Prince Philip and one on Her Majesty The Queen.

So, which one will be chosen? Well, they don’t know. And who’s going through the archives, that would seemingly be the Queen’s footman, Paul Whybrew, Tall Paul.

He said that it concerned him enormously. Are they going to be burning the letters like Princess Margaret did with the Queen Mother’s correspondence?

He said, like the Spencer family did. Like Sarah McCorquodale and Frances Shand Kydd with Diana’s correspondence. They even burnt the ink jotters that she had.

He also questioned whether the Royal Family should be permitted to control access to the Queen’s papers.

He asked if it should be left to the family. Clearly, they would argue that it’s their mother and it was their property, so the letters would be her copyright. He said it was a pretty seductive argument.

He added that they wear different hats. They wear the privacy hat when it’s about shielding correspondence and memos and so on, and then they wear the public hat when it’s about cost.

He said that the quicker the Queen’s biography was commissioned the better because the people who were her friends were all dying. It was as simple as that.

Over the years the Royal Family have been supported by the taxpayer’s money via their gilded lives, and because of that we the people deserve to know what is in those papers. 

Some might say that the Queen worked all her life for our country and that she did an excellent job.

Some would also say that they’re not supported by taxpayers’ money at all. So, how did all the Royals over the centuries attain their wealth? Well, it’s simple, war and taxes from the peasants. Then some extremely clever investing. When you’re a Royal you give up your privacy because the public wants to know everything, and so they should.

Royal papers are a record of our history and the history of our country and they should be available. You just can’t be a Royal and private, they have to choose.

They are servants to the public and must uphold the highest standards and if it’s believed that hasn’t been the case, then their papers should be available to the people.

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