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A princely plongeur
Sir: It seems that Prince Charles kept more secrets from Diana than we suspected. She was quite wrong to claim (And Another Thing, 22 March) that he had ‘Never, never, never’ done the washing up. I have myself stood next to him at the capacious scullery sink of a rather grand country house in Aberdeenshire, drying while the Prince plonge-d with enthusiasm and a skill that suggested considerable practice. (True, he was a teenager at the time but it isn’t a skill easily lost.) No doubt he kept his experience quiet in order to allow Diana freedom to indulge her own pleasure without feeling that she was depriving him.
Charles Barron
Aberdeen
Why they fought
Sir: Despite what Charles Moore says (‘Lessons from the miners’ strike’, 22 March), Muslims did not fight against the Ottoman empire because they felt respected and secure with the British. They fought because we had promised them independence. They still remember their subsequent betrayal.
Robert Davies
London SE3
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