Anderson Cooper, Prince Harry and Shame

Anderson Cooper wants to know who would be so slimy as to hang out with Prince Harry and his friends and then sell naked pictures of him in the privacy of his own hotel suite. Cooper spoke with British journalist and CNN international anchor Richard Quest to get a handle on the scandal of Prince Harry playing strip billiards in his hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cooper seems to think, or else he has some info, that the person who took the pictures that were sold to TMZ was some kind of fan who should have been thrilled to be in the company of royalty, whether clothed or unclothed. Richard Quest said no matter how you slice and dice it, Prince Harry should have known better. What was he possibly thinking stripping in the presence of strangers?

Quest said that the British press, even tabloids, are not running the photos because they are afraid in the wake of the cell phone and other scandals. “They’ve been to the Last Chance Saloon,” Quest said. According to Quest, the situation comes down to this:

“a 27-year-old who now looks rather shame-faced having revealed much more than he ever intended, heading back to Britian where, no doubt, there will be some stern words from Her Majesty and probably a few sniggers from everyone else.

Don’t you just love how the British snigger? Americans just snicker.

Anderson Cooper can’t fathom what Prince Harry has to be ashamed about. He thinks that the person who took the candid shots has more to be ashamed of.