Fishy royalty

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Published: April 2, 1998

It is the type of error lowly bureaucrats cringe over.

Several weeks ago the federal department of heritage announced that Charles, The Prince of Wales, would be visiting Vancouver with sons William and Harry.

“The Prince of Whales will carry out some public engagements on March 24,” said the statement.

A few hours later, red-faced departmental officials released a “corrected” version of the royal itinerary.

Blame it on the computer spell-check.

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Barry Wilson

Barry Wilson is a former Ottawa correspondent for The Western Producer.

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