But it is his waspish wit and impeccable connections that have made him such a valued part of our national life. When, in 1970, I won a Rhodes scholarship to study law at Oxford University, I was among the guests invited to lunch on the Royal Yacht Britannia, which had sailed into Sydney with the Queen and Princess Anne on board. At lunch I was seated next to Princess Anne and we discussed LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights. If Charles did eventually lose the throne, I thought for a moment that Anne would make a very acceptable head of state for Australia. If we lose the case, we’ll retitle the album Never Mind The Stones, Here’s The Sex Pistols.’Inevitably, we won.

Source: Daily Mail June 09, 2018 21:16 UTC