The minor Royal believed to be at the centre of the blackmail, cocaine, and sex video tape scandal is David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, nephew to the Queen and the son of the late Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon.
Vicount Linley is the 12th in coke lines to the throne.
British reporting restrictions have become something of a joke. In an attempt to protect the identity of Viscount Linley, the initial court hearing was held in secret and the public and media were denied access to seeing justice being done. The court ordered that the British media could not name Viscount Linley as the blackmail victim. However, he has been named in the Mainstream Media in the US, Australia, Italy, and Germany, and several blogs have also named him. Given the internet it is almost impossible to maintain secrecy in a case like this, so why do they even bother going through the motions?
Royal blackmail case makes the law look like an ass
Websites name UK blackmail royal
UPDATE: Viscount Linley will not appear as a witness in court.
UPDATED UPDATE:
"Two men tried to blackmail a member of the Royal Family with a sound recording containing claims he had performed a gay sex act, a court has heard".
UPDATED UPDATED UPDATED:
Jury out in royal blackmail trial
Pair jailed for royal blackmail
Not to be *sniffed* at!
ReplyDeleteIt's one law for them, another law for us plebs. That's Britain, always has been. You've got to just laugh at it, sometimes.
ReplyDeleteTom: There are some cases when reporting restrictions are appropriate. I don't think protecting the Royals from embarrassment is one of them.
ReplyDeleteIt's hysterical. I did this article on it :
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thoughtleader.co.za/traps
Kill him
ReplyDeleteall victims of blackmail should be given anonimity.
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