... so the butler didn't do it ...

... again. After the Paul Burrell (Burell, Burrel) saga - where she who should not be mentioned - code word - Liz Windsor - mentioned - in passing - after only half a million pounds of police time - and lawyers time - had been spent - that he didn't do it - because he told her - that he was protecting the stuff from - those evil people - you know the Spencers.

... and Harold Brown and society jeweler, Jan Havlik, were only following orders to dispose of knick knacks and lower grade gifts to royalty and Princess Di.

Interestingly this decision had to be made in court - where the guys put on their spender belts, stocking, red gowns and wigs and where barristers, solicitors and brief case carriers all get paid a considerable sum per hour. Have they not heard of mobile phones and working out of hours - or do they still believe the quill - implement for writing on parchment - m'lud - is mightier than sword - if you want to be on an earner.

Three things come to mind - firstly if you've had one farce with one royal butler - why go through another - without at least considering that you might be walking into another farce - as this case is being dropped - as the first case was dropped - this seems obvious.

Two - have royalty no concept of dealing with workers - any company I have worked with - would have sent the heavies from human relations - held the person upside down - shaken them - and got the stuff back - making them tick the box - no publicity - written in red - with their own blood. Alternatively is there no more Keeper of the Royal Knuckle Duster? - the Guild of the Discreet deed Doers - or not some discreet rooms left in the Tower - to sort this sort of thing out?

Thirdly - if the Police and the Criminal Prosecution Service are spending so much time on this - its no wonder that my stolen car - is gone - and the police to seem to have problems dealing with the paperwork - let alone seeking out - and beating up suspects - sorry officer - it was my little joke - yes I will stand in the corner.