Charles gives right reply
NZPA-NYT Washington Prince Charles held a rare news conference yesterday, decreeing that his wife had found John Travolta to be a good dancer and that he found George HI to be a better King than Americans might admit. “King George 111 felt that he had a bit of a raw deal in history,” Prince Charles said in politely contradicting what he called "propaganda” about his forebear, who was denounced as a tyrant by the American revolutionaries. “I think slowly but surely people are realising he wasn’t such an ogre as they
i made out.” Facing questioners with a gentle precision, the Prince ; deftly handled the one nonhistorical question on everyone’s mind: how did his wife i enjoy dancing with Trai volta, who starred in “Saturday Night Fever,” in the t White House state diningl room? i As the band played music from the movie othei , dancers on the floor stopped i to watch the blonde Prin i cess and dark-haired actoi offer a whirling, syncopated r display of charming touch' ; dancing described as flaw' i less by witnesses.
Attempting an answer yesterday at the National Gallery of Art, the Prince smiled and glanced back at the Princess. She remained silent, eyes down, fighting a smile that blossomed on her lips. “She would be an idiot if she didn’t enjoy dancing with John Travolta, wouldn’t she?” he said, after first disavowing any intent of speaking for her.
He looked back at her again, inquiring whether the answer was correct, and received another shy smile of very clear assent. After the dance Travolta bad praised his Royal part-
ner. “I found her refreshing and down to earth,” he said. “She has style and rhythm.”
The Prince, describing the dinner as “the greatest possible fun,” seemed pleased to have navigated past a matter threatening to take on global importance as the press corps scrambled through the day for details.
“How many of you manage to reply on behalf of your wife like this on these occasions and then get beaten up afterwards for getting it wrong?” Charles asked, drawing laughter.
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