I’ve included a just-released video of Prince Harry, one of the UK’s Olympic ambassadors, issuing a statement about the Paralympic Torch Relay. I have no idea if this was filmed before Harry even went to Las Vegas, or whether this is a spur-of-the-moment “let’s change the subject” video that was thrown together yesterday as a way to deflect from Royal Jewel-gate. I do know that I (immaturely!) giggled throughout the video, mostly because of Harry’s funny little face, and the fact that he seems to be suppressing a giggle too. “Curtain-raiser”!! Yes, he raised his curtains. That being said, it kind of works if the intention was to change the subject – sort of. Because now all I’m thinking about is Harry’s hot accent… and his pale English ass. Mm.

Meanwhile, back to Royal Jewel-gate. As many of you know, I was highly critical of the UK press for complying with the Palace’s request/threats over publishing the two photos seen on TMZ. Well, Murdoch’s press machine ended up coming around, and The Sun became the first (and at this point, ONLY) UK newspaper to publish the photos – go here to see The Sun’s rationale.

I won’t get into my long-winded defense of freedom of the press, but I will say that I have no ability to understand the breast-beating and long-winded ethical debate AGAINST publishing the photos. To my gauche, American way of thinking, the photos are newsworthy, and ethically, there is nothing wrong with publishing them. Full stop. But check out The Guardian’s coverage of all of the Prince Harry stuff (we got a nice tip about it!)– they want to come out for freedom of the press, but they hate the fact that the position aligns them with Rupert Murdoch, so they’re trying to come up with convoluted reasons for why the photos shouldn’t be published.

Meanwhile, the rest of the UK tabs (The Mail, The Mirror, etc) are playing catch-up on the reporting – The Mirror has an interesting story about how “seedy” Harry’s Las Vegas trip was, with one source declaring: “It was the seediest party on the Strip. It was messy and out of control. Everyone was quite hammered.” Which means… there could be even MORE PHOTOS. That’s what some people are saying. Max Clifford, a UK publicist, tells Us Weekly he has “been approached by two American girls” claiming to have more Harry photos from Vegas, and that Clifford “turned them down.” But if that’s true, those girls will go somewhere else, for sure. A source tells Us Weekly, “There’s more out there. Stories which wont go down well with the Royal family. It could get worse.” I wonder what American outlets would buy them? Not People Mag – but Us Weekly would, I bet. Radar and TMZ, of course. And now Murdoch’s press outlets are in the game too.

And finally, TMZ reports that the Chippendales are now interested in hiring Prince Harry. Because the Chippendales are budget stunt queens. You can read more about that here.

Photos courtesy of WENN.