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Friday, February 18, 2005
Horses, dogs and Indians
The Times of India reports that Princess Michael of Kent is not in a good mood these days, and the reason ostensibly is her daughter's impending wedding with a gentleman of Indian origin. Lady Gabriella Windsor is all set to wed Aatish Taseer, a London-based journalist who also happens to be the son of the columnist, Tavleen Singh. Princess Michael apparently wishes that her daughter was as choosy about her mate as English people are about their horses and dogs. She is reported to have said:
So what should Aatish do the next time he meets his mum-in-law to be? Here's my advice: neigh furiously.
The English take the breeding of their horses and dogs more seriously than they do their children. God forbid that the wrong drop of blood should get into their Labrador. But their children marry anywhere.
So what should Aatish do the next time he meets his mum-in-law to be? Here's my advice: neigh furiously.