The BBC has apologised to Her Maj over the Abu Hamza row. So should the Queen re-evaluate how she deals with the press?Oh dear. There's only one Queen, and – before now – being unique has given her a special status in the brave new world of instant media, quote approval, and cell phone recorders.Until today we've all known that whatever Her Majesty says is off the record. And off the record means she never said it.Unusual to Americans, this has been a long-accepted tradition in UK, which meant that BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner's disclosure of his ... (more)

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