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Euro Edition: Morning Papers

Aired October 27, 2003 - 05:44   ET

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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Well let's check on what's making headlines overseas in this morning's 'Euro Edition.' Becky Anderson is live in London.
So what are the front pages looking like this morning -- Becky?

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well the front pages in the U.K. still continue to follow the story of the revelations of Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell. His book, "A Royal Duty," comes out today. And this is the newspaper that has been following the story and has been publishing the letters that are included in this book and indeed, of course, paying Paul Burrell for those letters. Diana, the last secret, says the "Daily Mirror."

Now over the weekend, lots of revelations from Paul Burrell. He said that the Princes must grow up. He says he is angry with them. He wants to give the Princes, Princess Diana's sons, William and Harry, a piece of his own mind. Some say that that wouldn't leave a lot for him or he hasn't got a lot to give, but that's what some people would say, and we couldn't possibly comment on that.

"The Sun," which is the opposing paper, as it were, the competitive tabloid paper in the U.K., which of course hasn't had the exclusive on these, says Burrell war on the Princes. Paul Burrell says he would never have published this book, nor would he have printed these letters, the revelatory letters on Princess Diana and her life, if the palace and the two boys had simply apologized, simply made one telephone call after his court case in 2002 when he was cleared of storing information, letters, artifacts that Princess Diana had given him. He was accused of stealing those, of course, and eventually he was let off that.

Face to face, William will meet his mother's ex-butler to try to stop the revelations. That hasn't been confirmed as of yet, but Paul Burrell said he wants to meet William, and indeed Harry, and just sit down with them and explain exactly what was going on in their mother's life when perhaps they were too young to know. So that's all over the front pages of the U.K. papers today.

A couple of other stories hitting the European editions today. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) a Baghdad. This is a defiant America in Baghdad. Obviously this story Sunday's story of the bombing at the Al Rasheed Hotel. Paul Wolfowitz, of course, staying there unharmed. The paper is obviously not across the story of this morning, which is of course the bomb at the Red Cross in Baghdad. And the separate bombings at police stations across the country, across the city. And one other story to hit the papers this morning on "The Times," how our leaders could set their ideas in stone for 2,500 pounds. And one of the cathedrals in the U.K. is offering to have gargoyles created of famous people, people who want to get involved in the restoration of this cathedral. And they suggested that if you give 2,5000 pounds, which is about $4,000, you can be immortalized in stone as a gargoyle on the side of the cathedral and your thoughts, ideas and reminiscences of your life can be entombed, as it were, for the rest of your love (ph). Not sure how many people are going to take that up, but a nice idea.

Back to you guys.

COLLINS: Maybe a nice idea. All right, Becky Anderson, thanks so much.

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Aired October 27, 2003 - 05:44   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Well let's check on what's making headlines overseas in this morning's 'Euro Edition.' Becky Anderson is live in London.
So what are the front pages looking like this morning -- Becky?

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well the front pages in the U.K. still continue to follow the story of the revelations of Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell. His book, "A Royal Duty," comes out today. And this is the newspaper that has been following the story and has been publishing the letters that are included in this book and indeed, of course, paying Paul Burrell for those letters. Diana, the last secret, says the "Daily Mirror."

Now over the weekend, lots of revelations from Paul Burrell. He said that the Princes must grow up. He says he is angry with them. He wants to give the Princes, Princess Diana's sons, William and Harry, a piece of his own mind. Some say that that wouldn't leave a lot for him or he hasn't got a lot to give, but that's what some people would say, and we couldn't possibly comment on that.

"The Sun," which is the opposing paper, as it were, the competitive tabloid paper in the U.K., which of course hasn't had the exclusive on these, says Burrell war on the Princes. Paul Burrell says he would never have published this book, nor would he have printed these letters, the revelatory letters on Princess Diana and her life, if the palace and the two boys had simply apologized, simply made one telephone call after his court case in 2002 when he was cleared of storing information, letters, artifacts that Princess Diana had given him. He was accused of stealing those, of course, and eventually he was let off that.

Face to face, William will meet his mother's ex-butler to try to stop the revelations. That hasn't been confirmed as of yet, but Paul Burrell said he wants to meet William, and indeed Harry, and just sit down with them and explain exactly what was going on in their mother's life when perhaps they were too young to know. So that's all over the front pages of the U.K. papers today.

A couple of other stories hitting the European editions today. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) a Baghdad. This is a defiant America in Baghdad. Obviously this story Sunday's story of the bombing at the Al Rasheed Hotel. Paul Wolfowitz, of course, staying there unharmed. The paper is obviously not across the story of this morning, which is of course the bomb at the Red Cross in Baghdad. And the separate bombings at police stations across the country, across the city. And one other story to hit the papers this morning on "The Times," how our leaders could set their ideas in stone for 2,500 pounds. And one of the cathedrals in the U.K. is offering to have gargoyles created of famous people, people who want to get involved in the restoration of this cathedral. And they suggested that if you give 2,5000 pounds, which is about $4,000, you can be immortalized in stone as a gargoyle on the side of the cathedral and your thoughts, ideas and reminiscences of your life can be entombed, as it were, for the rest of your love (ph). Not sure how many people are going to take that up, but a nice idea.

Back to you guys.

COLLINS: Maybe a nice idea. All right, Becky Anderson, thanks so much.

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