No more horsing around
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ith the Government preparing to slash the £9.8m paid each year to the Royals through the Civil List, times are about to get leaner for the House of Windsor.
How refreshing then to learn that Prince Michael of Kent has set an example by taking the first step to finding a proper job, having successfully passed his LGV test last month. Initially, the licence will be used to drive a horse transporter for his wife, Princess Michael. But don't worry Mick — many a successful haulier began with only one wagon.
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D Quikline has found a home for its former exhibition bus which was put on offer to any organisation which could suggest a novel use for the vehicle.
The bus finally sold for a bargain £14,000 to Christian group Associated Bus Ministries, which will rename it the Good News Bus.
It will visit shopping centres offering shoppers coffee and christianity after they've had their fill of earthly consuming. Many will be attracted, no doubt, by the promise of a one-way ticket to eternity at minimal outlay.
One wonders if souls count as cargo or passengers for the purpose of 0-licensing.
Unsuccessful suggestions included a wag who wanted the vehicle given to Cliff Richard and Una Stubbs to remake their Sixties film hit, Summer Holiday, in which a youthful crew travel to Greece by bus. I doubt if they could afford the dery these days.