Saturday, January 15, 2005

When Harry met Sacks

According to today's 'Times', Prince Harry is to meet Chief Rabbi Sacks, as a "Day of Atonement' (their headline). Anyone who has ever read any 'insider' accounts of life in the innermost sancta of the Royal family - especially the treatment of those who are perceived to have overstepped the mark (Diana and Fergie come to mind) -- will know the icy blasts that have presumably already been sent in young Harry's direction. He is unlikely to be attending any fancy-dress parties for some time. I am sure that Rabbi Sacks will be kind and gentle with the young man (he might delegate the task to his very charming Rebbetzin.)
I remain very uncomfortable at how this has become a "Jewish" issue.

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