Queen ‘may complain to Press Council over Charles story’
NZPA V ' ' London' The Queen is considering complaining to the British Press Council about a Sunday newspaper . story that said that Prince Charles and .Lady • Diana Spencer met; at night on the Royal, train in a West'" Country siding, according to the “Daily Mail.” X' . •? A report ,in the “Mail” by William, Langley said that such a complaint by the Queen to the Press Council would be an “unprecedented step.” / • The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, is at present, in Belgium,
which is marking the 15Qth anniversary of its independence. ’ The' report referred to in the “Daily Mail” appeared in the “Sunday Mirror” 10 days ago. •The “Daily Mail” report Said,that traditionally the Royal family had borne in silence everything, true or false, written about it. Members, it continued, did not seek redress through the Press Council or the courts. The newspaper reported that yesterday, as the Queen arrived in Brussels, her press secretary, Michael Shea, had said: “There
is a first time for everything. • ' “If going to the Press Council is the only way to expose this total fabrication of a story’, then so be it,” he was quoted as saving. The “Mail”, reported that Mr Shea had also said that there was no reason why the Queen should not take such a course of action. The “Sunday Mirror” had reported that the 19-year-old Lady Diana had been smuggled aboard the Royal train at remote sidings in the country on two successive nights, No-
vember 5 and 6, and had spent some hours in the Prince’s company. The Queen and Prince Charles demanded a retraction or apology, but the “Sunday Mirror” last Sunday refused to do sp. Instead it published, in full, correspondence ' between its editor, Robert Edwards, and Mr Shea. 4 The “Daily Mall” report said that the Queen's anger had been heightened by the refusal of Mr Edwards to withdraw - the story or apologise. Prince Charles is at present touring India arid Nepal
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