13 JUNE 1992, Page 23

Waking thoughts

Sir: Would Henry Porter consider writing a sequel to his excellent piece on the tabloids' royal correspondents ('Fact, fic- tion and the royal rats', 6 June): one on the future of the royal family, regardless of the tabloids' extraordinary antics? If he would, would he consider beginning with Christo- pher Fildes' opening sentences on the IMF in the same issue of The Spectator: The wise dinosaur, when he wakes up in the morning, asks himself two questions. First: am I extinct? Then: if not, how long have I got?

Angela Mackworth-Young

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