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JohnyCanuck

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8. Apparently the Biritish royals and Prince Charles in particular were quite pally
Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:19 AM
Oct 2012

with paedophile Sir Jimmy Savile OBE. Of course the royals along with their staff and advisers had absolutely no idea the man was such a pervert and scoundrel, I am sure. Although, since his "eccentricities" appear to have been so widely known or at least suspected one does wonder how it came about that no one tipped off their royal highnesses that it might be wise to put some distance between themselves and the BBC's pervert in chief, Sir Jimmy.

Jimmy Savile - Pedophile, Friend of Royalty - and the Cover-up to Pervert Justice

At the time of Savile’s funeral, the UK Press from the leftwing Guardian to the rightwing Telegraph had eulogised Savile as “a lovely man”, “a national institution”, an “adornment to British public life”, “a friend of royalty and prime ministers” and that “he acted as an unofficial advisor to Prince Charles for several years”. Indeed it was reported that Prince Charles had “lead the tributes to this TV legend”.

SNIP

Sir Jimmy Savile’s extraordinary relationships went indeed into the highest levels of the UK Power Elite. Some of these close relationships have already been described in this article, but there is far more to them than that. Savile was for years a regular guest of Margaret Thatcher at her official country house when she was Prime Minister.

Savile was close to Royalty, as well, and a frequent visitor to Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Highgrove (Prince Charles’ estate). Indeed Prince Charles had visited Savile at Savile’s retreat in Glencoe, Scotland. There was even a Christmas card in which the Prince wrote “Jimmy, with affectionate greetings from Charles. Give my love to your ladies in Scotland”.

The Daily Mail reported in 2011 that Savile had “been used as an intermediary in an attempt to resolve the differences” between Charles and Diana. Indeed the late Princess Diana described Savile as a “sort of mentor to Charles”.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/17/1146091/-Jimmy-Savile-Pedophile-Friend-of-Royalty-and-the-Cover-up-to-Pervert-Justice

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"I thought that PSU football should have been shut down. I also think that the BBC should be shut WinkyDink Oct 2012 #1
Nothing will happen to the BBC HipChick Oct 2012 #2
First recollection I have of Saville dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #5
It isn't just the BBC, if they shut it down they would also have to shut down Londoncalling Oct 2012 #17
the BBC should be shut down ? dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #3
Ah, the "everyone does it" excuse AngryAmish Oct 2012 #6
Apparently the Biritish royals and Prince Charles in particular were quite pally JohnyCanuck Oct 2012 #8
Not necessarily revoked dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #9
i know, assinine... dionysus Oct 2012 #7
It's worth remembering at this point.... T_i_B Oct 2012 #22
this would be a rape culture that allows this behavior. both, BBC and sandusky. nt seabeyond Oct 2012 #4
"Knighted by the queen; friend of Prince Charles; his obituaries described him as a national icon" jsr Oct 2012 #10
They have already dug up his headstone, and destroyed it.. HipChick Oct 2012 #11
That is under serious consideration Londoncalling Oct 2012 #18
What kind of friendships did he have, that everyone waited till he died before they came out with HipChick Oct 2012 #19
Only one disagreement. "PSU football should have been shut down" - it isn't the players' fault. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #12
PSU was saved for the adults and the kids are just an excuse AngryAmish Oct 2012 #13
Oh come on. The kids on the team had nothing to do with what happened. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #15
what part of "they can play at other universities" didn't you understand? frylock Oct 2012 #21
And the same, presumably, goes for the BBC muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #14
Yeah, I heard about that. Same basic deal. One bad apple... HopeHoops Oct 2012 #16
They was always rumours Londoncalling Oct 2012 #20
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