Posted by Betsy
on 20/10/2009, 17:50:20, in reply to "Re: "PR-wall around villa Prince""
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Jay, I think it is more like "controlling the message" than actual damage control although these people will certainly come in handy if more allegations arise.
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: Henri, thanks for this translation. Do you
: think it all boils down to "damage
: control"?
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: AMSTERDAM - The reports about the planned
: holiday estate of Prince Willem-Alexander
: and Princess Máxima will be strictly
: controlled. Besides the State Information
: Service (RVD) now three other spokespersons
: will canalize all publicity surrounding the
: project on the peninsula Machangulo in
: Mozambique.
:
: Communications adviseur Mr Frans van der
: Grint from the renowned agency Hill &
: Knowlton has been appointed as spokesman for
: the Machangulo Trust Office, which was
: created last summer to represent the
: business interests of the Prince in the
: Machangulo project. "Given the great
: interest and the many questions from the
: media, the Machangulo Trust Office thought
: it was wise to appoint a new communications
: adviser" so stated Mr Van der Grinten.
:
: Besides the project the Trust also has its
: own spokesman in Mozambique. It is also
: envisaged that in the Netherlands a
: colleague will become responsible for the
: contacts with the media.
:
: The State Information Service will continue
: to act as the spokesperson for the Prince
: himself.
:
: Recently many parties in the Second Chamber
: have responded critically about the plans of
: the princely couple to participate in the
: Machangulo project. The Federation of Orange
: Unions even made an appeal to the princely
: couple to withdraw from the luxury resort.
: According to a poll by TNS Nipo the affair
: has contributed to a decrease in sympathy
: for the Oranges (37% down).
:
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: I don't understand why the Prince and
: Princess do not end their participation.
: When it has come this far, that you need to
: pay three spokespersons (besides the RVD) to
: manage your holiday retreat.....
:
: Unbelievable.
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