"I grew up in Chatsworth Manor, and I have seen many manors that have become dilapidated and even abandoned. Even Chatsworth Manor has experienced a lack of funds. Therefore, as a nobleman, I have a greater responsibility to contribute to the best of my ability to those British treasures, those beautiful manors that are deeply rooted in our collective memory. Protecting them is to protect our home. I also I would like to call on everyone to put more love and care into these legacies of the fall of England..."
After Barron's speech, there was warm applause. At this time, he was smiling, maintaining an elegant appearance, and welcoming Bombarded by flashlights from all directions...
Of course, the reason for this effect is that in addition to the fact that he has just generously donated 500,000 pounds to the Trust Fund for the Protection of British Monuments and Monuments initiated by the royal family, there is also the fact that he has indeed become a media report recently. Hotspot figure...
"Barron, thank you very much for your contribution to protecting British treasures." "
Your Royal Highness, compared to your efforts for this, my contribution is not worth mentioning. Hello, Prince Your Highness, it's a pleasure to see you again..."
Among such charity fundraising, and it is a fund initiated by the royal family, naturally the royal family's "model worker" Prince of Wales is indispensable - according to statistics, most of the time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Able to appear at over 500 various events a year.
Of course, because it is the summer vacation of college, the crown prince also brought Prince William with him today to increase his exposure.
In fact, whether the Prince of Wales, the crown prince in the shadow of the "extremely long-term standby" Queen, or most of the British aristocrats at this time, they most often appear in public in charity fund-raising activities.
After all, the political rights of the British aristocrats have been declining day by day. What best reflects their sense of responsibility to Britain is their charitable appeals and contributions.
"Barron, do you really want to buy the Independent?"
It seems that the Prince of Wales is also extremely concerned about this matter that has been reported a lot recently.
Yes, after PwC approached INM Group, the owner of The Independent, on behalf of Barron and proposed the acquisition of the newspaper, this matter began to appear in news reports and was hotly discussed by the public.
The reason for this situation is that it is difficult to keep this kind of information secret, and the INM Group, even if it intends to sell "The Independent", does not mind using this to attract other bidders.
And although the sales volume of "The Independent" has always been at the bottom among national newspapers, and its financial situation is not good, after all, its popularity is there, and the person who is planning to acquire this newspaper is the youngest Duke in England at this time. The two are connected. Together, it is easy to arouse public interest.
"Yes, Your Highness, I have indeed made an offer for The Independent and am very interested in it."
After hearing Barron's words, the Crown Prince said with concern:
"But I read in the report that this company The newspaper is still suffering from huge debts, and its current operating conditions are not ideal." "
In fact, these are not important to me. Your Highness, don't you think that the British media has increasingly lost its diversity? Is there a voice? Especially after certain capital has bought too many of our media... "The Times", "News of the World" plus "The Sun"... I don't want others to mention Britain in the future, will Saying that every major decision we make needs to consider the opinions of three people - the Queen, the Prime Minister and Murdoch..."
After he said these words, the Crown Prince's face immediately became cautious. He nodded and said to Barron Said:
"You are right, our Duke, the voice of the media cannot be in the hands of a few people. On this point, I support you. If you need any help, you can come to me directly." "
Thank you, Your Highness, your words are enough. As for funds, I have recently made a fortune in securities investment, so there will be no financial difficulties for the time being."
Hearing Barron talk about this, the people beside the crown prince Prince William was a little curious:
"Mr. Barron, is the securities investment you are talking about the kind of capital game on Wall Street? Can you tell me more specifically?" "
Of course there is no problem, but this is too complicated to talk about. It's a long story. I'm afraid today is not the right time. When do you have time, I can invite you to my investment company to take a look at our operations..."
"That's great. I happened to be on vacation recently, so there isn't much going on..."
So Barron exchanged mobile phone numbers with William and agreed to invite him to visit DS Capital another day.
As the future King of England, it is necessary for Barron to establish a good relationship with Prince William in advance. The reason why I just said that we are not talking about capital investment now is because Barron gave him a look when he saw the crown prince.
Then, the Crown Prince took Barron alone and walked together to a place where it was convenient to talk. He patted Barron on the shoulder, showing the appearance of an elder, and said to Barron:
"The previous case of 'London Star', I have been paying attention and have kept in touch with Scotland Yard."
"Has there been any progress on that case? Your Highness."
"This case is a bit complicated..."
The Crown Prince looked around casually and lowered his voice slightly. He raised his voice and said to Barron:
"I think you should know this information, but it is not appropriate to spread it before it is finalized." "
I understand, Your Highness."
"This case is not only being investigated by Scotland Yard now, but also by MI6
"MI6?" Barron was
a little surprised. Speaking of the British intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6 are the two most famous ones. In short, MI5 mainly targets At home, MI6 mainly targets foreign countries. Now he heard the Prince of Wales say that MI6 was also involved in this case, and he was naturally very surprised.
After all, it was just a fraud case. How could it attract an intelligence agency like MI6?
"If the 'London Star' was just a simple fraud, then with the intelligence capabilities of our British and allies, it would be impossible for them to escape. However, during the investigation, we discovered that their financial flows were related to certain terrorist organizations. There has been an intersection of funds. Judging from the intelligence currently available, including Scotland Yard, they all suspect that the group that planned this fraud may have some connections with Al Qaeda..." "Is
this Scotland Yard's suspicion, or is it? MI6's suspicion?"
Seeing Barron's "outrageous" expression, the Crown Prince also seemed a little embarrassed:
"MI6 believes that they have contact with some illegal organizations, including terrorist organizations; but Scotland Yard Thinking that they are peripheral members of Al Qaeda, or that they provide funds for them..."
Hearing what the crown prince said, Barron couldn't help it:
"F**K, those idiots at Scotland Yard, even if they want to You want to evade your own incompetence, but at least think of some reliable reasons, saying that those people are related to Al Qaeda? Your Highness, if this is really leaked, I am afraid that we, the British, will be embarrassed. What do you think of those people? I believe the mob can crash buildings and blow up subways. They say they send people to London to commit financial fraud? Who doesn't know that their funders are the oil nouveau riche..." "
Calm down, Barron, I know it sounds true. It's outrageous, so I am more inclined to the conclusion of MI6. After all, those people are not simple. Believe me, we will find them sooner or later."
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