iBall news exclusive - Four Palaces Plc
April 1st, 2008The proposed partial flotation of Crown Estates was cancelled last month apparently due to a press leak. We exclusively reveal the real reason why it was dumped…
Of course folks this was an April 1st gag! Thank you all very much for indulging us with this. We hope you had as much fun viewing it as we did making it…
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April 1st, 2008 at 8:50 am
whatever next? great story, not so sure if it would be a great investment the way this lot are going they would put the company out of business
April 1st, 2008 at 9:03 am
I understood revenues from Royal palaces were falling due to the numbers of tourists to London down because of perceived terrorism threats, strong pound and the hideous expense of being in London itself. Could be worth buying on the open market, though.
April 1st, 2008 at 9:16 am
Wow - what an opportunity - great scoop!
April 1st, 2008 at 10:51 am
Nice April fools joke!!
April 1st, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Whilst i am very aware of the date of this article, the purchase of a large estate in the face of a real estate down-turn would have been a good example of Gordon Brown’s “contra-investing” style. Only problem is he always gets it wrong. If you cast your mind back, he sold all the treasury gold at about $350 an ounce (now pushing $1000) and decided to buy a bank (N. Rock) fir a kit if money that was bust!! This bloke calls himself “prudent”!!! This is the only problem with having a P.M. and chancellor who has never had a proper job and therefore no exposure to the real world.
April 1st, 2008 at 4:36 pm
April 1st!!!
April 2nd, 2008 at 5:29 am
April 2 today, and still quite funny!
April 2nd, 2008 at 11:12 am
Joke or not, Electrocash is absolutlely right. And let’s not even get started on what he’s done to the pensions. Good job he voted himself a 40% increase.
April 7th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Great interview. Some shameless footage of old Queenie’s granddaughter Zara would have been nice…