When the Rich and Celebrities Get COVID-19,

that is when the media gives a shit.  The latest victims include Prince Charles and Prince Albert (of Monaco):

The Prince of Wales, 71, has a 'mild' form of the illness and is with his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who has tested negative and is without any symptoms of the virus, which has killed 435 and infected 8,200 more in the UK so far.

A royal source said Charles' doctor's most conservative estimate was that the prince was contagious on March 13 - 24 hours after 'briefly' meeting his 93-year-old mother the Queen.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman has said: 'Her Majesty remains in good health. The Queen is following all the appropriate advice with regard to her welfare'.

Charles has fallen ill after meeting coronavirus-stricken Prince Albert of Monaco, who tested positive five days ago, after he sat opposite the Prince of Wales at a WaterAid event in London on March 10.

A Clarence House spokesman said: 'The Prince of Wales has tested positive for Coronavirus. He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home throughout the last few days as usual.

And then the rest of us here in the U.S. who aren't among the powerful and rich might get a pittance of $1,200 from Uncle Sam.

What a fucking travesty.

Miscellaneous

It might be too late in the day for Cheney to "preserve" all of his records as vice president.
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Is Charles plotting to get Camilla crowned queen?

As the World Turns.

Workers once again got sold down the river.
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Is a one-time prominent atheist being exploited by the evangelicals?
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This has to be one of the dumbest articles I have ever read.

Who the hell made you god?
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Prince Charles had somebody unsavory sponge off of him.
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Heather shot off her mouth a bit too much, so now Paul wants full custody of their daughter.
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Oh, brother, talk about an anticlimatic article and interview.
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As the World Turns.

Reportedly the Duchess of Cornwall was not very happy over the Diana memorial mess.

Poor Charles got the brunt of the wrath:

A well-placed source said: "She bawled at Charles at how she felt let down by their closest aides and how they didn't put her feelings first.

"She knew in the end she would have to pull out or she would have to feign an illness at the last minute.

"The row was ferocious. Camilla just went for Charles and told him exactly what she thought. But she keeps telling herself revenge is a dish best served cold and she will get her own back.

"One day Camilla believes she will be Queen and she will be able to exert influence and make decisions within the royal household.

"She thought there wouldn't be a problem in going as she was invited by Prince William and Prince Harry. But just because they wanted her to go didn't mean the public did."

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As the World Turns.

The royals marked the tenth anniversary of Diana's untimely death in a Paris auto crash.

There was little doubt that despite her well-known shortcomings, she was a good mother.

But many, many Britons were shocked over Prince Charles' lack of decorum:

Harry and William were credited with organizing the noontime service, but Charles was blamed by many for the furor over an invitation to his current wife.

Camilla, whom Diana blamed for breaking up her marriage, decided to stay home. That decision followed quickly after the Mail on Sunday published a commentary by Diana's friend, Rosa Monckton, saying the princess would have been "astonished" that Camilla was invited.

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Call him brave or downright foolish, but jockey Constantino Hernandez has made a comeback to horse racing, almost 20 years after an injury nearly cost him his life.
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As the World Turns.

Charles and Camilla sheepishly celebrate Camilla's 60th birthday.
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