I might be misinformed, but I believe the problem was that not the goverment but the cabinet of the Queen, headed by mister Rhodius did the investigation. Officially without the knowledge of the PM and the Queen herself. But please correct me if I am wrong, princess Olga. The rumours had it that Prince Bernhard 'ordered' him to do so. A series of debates in parlement made sure that this could never happen again and now the cabinet of the Queen is placed under the direct responsibility of the prime minister. So to say that the goverment ordered the investigation is not right.
I noticed the patronising tone of the Queen as well, but I was not as disappointed by it as others were. We do not know how many letters, conversations etc. the two had previously (as Margarita said she taped it to show her husband that she defended him in her conversationS with the queen I assume there were more). She comes across as extremely surprised and annoyed by it all, especially by the fact that Margarita decided to send this PRIVATE letter to the prime minister.
Her defence of mr Rhodius is remarkable indeed, as the guy indeed did some research later on (officially without the Queens knowledge).
Last edited by Marengo; 04-15-2006 at 10:04 AM.
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