Simon Pondlife Cowell
The Duke of Edinburgh has become embroiled in a public row with Simon Cowell over allegations that he called the X Factor judge a "sponger". Cowell claimed that he was snubbed by the Queen and insulted by the Duke after appearing at the Royal Variety Show. In an interview on The Tonight Show, the US chat show hosted by Jay Leno, he said: "At the end, if you are involved in it, you have to stand around for hours and then say hello. She [the Queen] ignored me and her husband called me a sponger.”
Whilst he might be a bubble, HRH is a not only a really good bloke, he is also a shrewd judge of character. Best of all, you just know that the Duke of Edinburgh will have called him that ! But not to worry Mr Cowell, we have your name on The List
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Simon Cowell is a the worst Brit import product ever. Your Queen and HRH should not soil themselves with his company!
Respect & Regards
Old Trooper
Posted by: Old Trooper | March 26, 2009 11:48 AM
And what exactly does HRH Sir Nothing the Nothingburger do again? Isn't he pretty much the poster child for unearned excess?
But Bonny Prince Charles makes up for all of that. Theres one you can be proud of.
Posted by: Slim Toonunn | March 26, 2009 4:31 PM
Actually Slim, he served with my father-in-law, who rates his abilty to handle a ship & lead men.
That is good enough in my book but it is worth pointing out that his Mrs owns some of the finest sporting estates in the country
Fair enough?
Posted by: Mr Free Market | March 26, 2009 9:32 PM
HRH is right. Cowell, Max Clifford etc are responsible for the modern religion...."celebrity"
whatever that is. When you think that the late (the French word is "retard") Princess Jade, Queen of Cervixes, was a "celebrity" produced by this religion, you get the idea that folks like Phil the Greek aren't half bad.
Posted by: Frank | March 26, 2009 9:56 PM
HRH may be a fine fellow otherwise, and I'm no fan of Cowell, but calling him a 'sponger' when you're the one who benefits from his taxes (if he still even pays any there), just sets off my irony alarm. There's any number of other things he could have called him and I might have even cheered him along.
Posted by: Slim Toonunn | March 27, 2009 12:52 AM
Slim you might want to research where the royal lot get their civillist money from, one of lizzies ancesters needed money so he signed away the crown lands in exchange for pocket money, check out how huge the crown estates are, it is a good deal for the tax payers.
Posted by: chris Edwards | March 27, 2009 4:16 AM
I'm with Phil the Greek on this one. Interestingly I note Simon the Sponger's story (which I don't doubt) was attested to by one Piers Morgan whom I believe has some difficulty in telling the difference between true and false claims, at least when it comes to obviously fake photos.
Posted by: iolanthe | March 27, 2009 4:17 AM
Having met a few of the family I'm inclined to believe that whatever was said was accurate and worthwhile!
Posted by: TimC | March 27, 2009 10:11 AM
I honestly wish we could clone Prince Philip and spread him throughout the governments of the world.
Posted by: Robert John | March 27, 2009 11:52 AM
I apologise for my outburst about HRH, he may be fine, and no one should be entirely blamed for his offspring's lunacy.
The big part of this story is that it sprang from Cowell telling some bubbleheaded interviewer about turning down an invite to the White House because he was too busy. He was then asked if he'd ever met the queen, etc., and the "sponger" remark came to light.
Turning down an invite to the White House, whether for business or otherwise, has elevated Cowell to the list of people I have to grudgingly respect. If I could cook, I'd bake him some cookies or something. If it takes a Brit to put the first cracks in America's current adoration fetish with a certain POTUS, then I'm willing to forgive them both the War of 1812, and the 1980 MGB.
Posted by: Slim Toonunn | March 27, 2009 11:03 PM
Ahem.
I do not adore Teh Anointed One. Nor do most of us. It is the fawning Lamestream Media and their intense obsession that give the appearance that all is sweetness and light, rainbow-belching unicorns and gold-dust sprinking cherubs Making Things Right.
As to calling Simon a name...well, sticks and stones and all that.
Posted by: Cricket | March 28, 2009 6:22 AM
Who the F*** is Simon Cowell anyway ??
Posted by: The one without a TV | March 28, 2009 8:52 AM
Simon Cowell is the tart-tongued, acid-mannered adjudicator of musical talent on American Idol.
In his spare time, he rips wings off flies and kicks dogs, while tearing people's hearts out of their bodies.
In other words, he's cranky.
Posted by: Cricket | March 28, 2009 5:43 PM