His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales v. Associated Newspapers Ltd
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His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2006] EWHC 11 (Ch) is an English legal case brought about when the Mail on Sunday published extracts of the Diary of Prince Charles, second in line to the British throne.
The extracts published were personally embarrassing to the Prince. One extract described Chinese officials as "appalling old waxworks". He also referred to the Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong as "The Great Chinese Takeaway" and the Hong Kong handover ceremony as an "awful Soviet-style" performance and "ridiculous rigmarole".
The extracts published were personally embarrassing to the Prince. One extract described Chinese officials as "appalling old waxworks". He also referred to the Transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong as "The Great Chinese Takeaway" and the Hong Kong handover ceremony as an "awful Soviet-style" performance and "ridiculous rigmarole".