Hollywood, Interrupted: ROYAL PR SCREW-UP: SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL THIS PUBLICIST OUT!

ROYAL PR SCREW-UP: SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL THIS PUBLICIST OUT! - April 4, 2006

Anagram of Tom Parker Bowles:
Last blow, Mr? Pass a line o' coke, Mr?

The aptly named British flack Naomi Hissey must have had a fit when she realized that she had mass-mailed a press-release falsely announcing that Prince Charles's pot smoking/ecstasy dropping/cocaine supplying Tom Parker-Bowles was behind the gambling site she was flogging:

From: Naomi Hissey
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 12:37:56 +0100
To: Naomi Hissey
Subject: Press Release: Purple Lounge To Partner With Quintessentially Purple Lounge and Quintessentially Create Innovative Poker-Lifestyle Partnership

Tuesday 4th April 2006: Purple Lounge, the UK's leading poker site for the rich and famous which was founded by Tom Parker-Bowles, has launched a loyalty reward programme, the Purple Ace Card...

Note the urgency of Miss Hissey's "correction" coming in only hours later:

From: Naomi Hissey
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:46:06 +0100
To: Naomi Hissey
Subject: NEWS RELEASE: URGENT CORRECTION - Purple Lounge To Partner With Quintessentially

Dear Colleague

I apologise for the inaccuracy of the release sent over to you earlier on this afternoon.

Tom Parker Bowles is in no way linked to Purple Lounge, and we apologise for any inconvenience caused - please see amended release below.

We do hope that you will still be able to do something on this project as it remains an exciting new partnership.

Regards

Naomi

* Miss Hissey's PR Firm, SBI, want clients to know they are known for "Credibility, contacts and creativity, within a highly specialised arena."

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That's what you get for trusting in people who apologize with an "s."

Posted by: Emily at April 4, 2006 07:19 PM

This evening Tom Parker-Bowles is the subject of a bizarre and rather pointless half hour of television, in which mildly famous celebrities discuss their favorite food. I shall be watching very closely and taking note of any suspicious condiments being sprinkled onto dishes in order to give them a little extra zing.

Posted by: backwards7 at April 5, 2006 07:34 AM

I'm no flag waver for the royals but I can tell you for sure that this is a non story. The whole of Britain knows that Tom Parker Bowles took coke about 10 years ago. It's more likely that Tom P-B distanced himself from some crappy nightclub launch rather than, as you suggest, the other way around.

Posted by: joe at April 5, 2006 08:12 PM