Ear-bashing King Hussein
From Mr Michael George Sir: What a delight it was to read of Eliza; beth Spalton's pride, alongside that 01 Queen Noor, at their respective son's Com- missioning parade at RMA Sandhurst (`The shortest person in Nato', 20 lvfaY)' And how refreshing to be enabled t° chuckle over her remarks about the ArillY 5 non-observance of so-called political COr" rectness when moulding its officers. Plus ga change. . . . In my day, one after' noon two unaware overseas cadets took 3 short cut across the square at Sandhurst' Incensed by such sacrilege, the AcaderaY sergeant-major came steaming out of fas office, and roared, 'You two f—ing mg nogs, get off my square,' whereupon a near' terminally shocked Guards adjutant in high; ly polished riding boots came skidding 00, of his adjoining office. 'You can't say that'; he admonished the Army's senior watrail officer, 'that's King Hussein of Jordan.'
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`Very sorry, sir, I'm sure,' the sergeant- major acknowledged, his moustache still bristling. 'King Hussein of Jordan . . . and that other f—ing nig-nog, get off my square.' Interesting that half a century on the late king's son, in pursuit of his older brother, the present king, was still prepared to report and line up down there in Camber- ley for his own prolonged ear-bashing share of character-forming British political incor- rectness, and that his regal, worldly-wise mother cried with appreciative satisfaction, pleasure and pride at its result. Michael George Mike112344@batelco.com.bh
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