Shortly after the famed pornographer Richard Desmond moved his media operation to the flashy Northern & Shell Tower, Prince Philip was called upon to perform the building’s official opening ceremony.
What attracted Phil to the assignment is anyone’s guess. At the time N&S had a healthy slate of publications, including such esteemed periodicals as “Horny Housewives”, “Big Ones International”, “Only 18”, “Asian Babes”, “Mother-In-Laws” and “Pregnant Babes”. But, on the morning of the Duke’s arrival, staff were suddenly ordered to hide any and all traces of pornographic material.
Or, to quote Desmond precisely: “I WANT ALL THE FUCKING FILTH GONE, NOW!”
Unsurprisingly, this left the tower building looking rather desolate, so staff were told to redecorate the walls with pages from their major non-porn title, OK!, and were instructed to pretend that they all worked for it if asked.
All the effort was sadly wasted, however, as Phil never actually set foot inside the offices – and left after five minutes. |