Watching the latest season of The Crown on Netflix, I discovered that when he was a student at Cambridge University in the 1960s, Prince Charles performed in student theatre. A magazine article about his student acting career confuses review and revue. The correct noun is revue. This is a common error that I have encountered before.
Showing posts with label Prince Charles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prince Charles. Show all posts
Monday, November 18, 2019
One likes to have a range of interests
Watching the latest season of The Crown on Netflix, I discovered that when he was a student at Cambridge University in the 1960s, Prince Charles performed in student theatre. A magazine article about his student acting career confuses review and revue. The correct noun is revue. This is a common error that I have encountered before. 
Monday, April 23, 2018
Eccentric
Author Tom Bower has written a sensational new biography about Prince Charles, Rebel Prince. This article from the Sun, a quality masthead, has Clarence House refuting the allegations in this book, then says that it could not be reached for comment. Yes, that makes perfect sense. When I was a student, I was marked down for writing contradictions in assignments.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/royals/charles-said-to-be-difficult-to-work-for-wants-to-sack-royal-staff-if-he-became-king/news-story/669e77f2657f0906bb133b435ed4d622
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Tugging the forelock
Prince Charles is currently visiting Australia for the Commonwealth Games. Predictably, former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has claimed that the heir to to British throne supports Australia becoming a republic.
Just as it was when Keating was Prime Minister from 1991 to 1995, this remains a boutique issue, largely driven by opinion leaders in politics, the media, and academia. The average Australian is far more concerned about work, raising their families, and their cost of living.
According to research from KPMG, it does not even rank amongst the top 10 most important issues facing Australia.
Similarly, research from Roy Morgan identified economic and financial issues as the issues that most concerned Australians. The republic issue did not even rate a mention. It's hardly a vote winner.
https://home.kpmg.com/au/en/home/insights/2017/12/issues-facing-australian-leaders-2018-outlook.html
http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/7504-most-important-problems-australia-the-world-february-2018-201803051043
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/prince-charles-supports-australia-becoming-a-republic-paul-keating-says?cid=trending
Just as it was when Keating was Prime Minister from 1991 to 1995, this remains a boutique issue, largely driven by opinion leaders in politics, the media, and academia. The average Australian is far more concerned about work, raising their families, and their cost of living.
According to research from KPMG, it does not even rank amongst the top 10 most important issues facing Australia.
Similarly, research from Roy Morgan identified economic and financial issues as the issues that most concerned Australians. The republic issue did not even rate a mention. It's hardly a vote winner.
https://home.kpmg.com/au/en/home/insights/2017/12/issues-facing-australian-leaders-2018-outlook.html
http://www.roymorgan.com/findings/7504-most-important-problems-australia-the-world-february-2018-201803051043
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/prince-charles-supports-australia-becoming-a-republic-paul-keating-says?cid=trending
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