Too much too late, say royal watchers  Prince Charles's decision
last night to try to stem a tide of gossip by issuing a denial
without spelling out just what he was denying may have come too
late to suppress the allegations - for all that there is no
evidence they are true.  Websites across the world, in several
languages, are already carrying colourful variants of what they
say the story is about. And the circulating band of self-styled
royal commentators are vying with each other in the make-up
rooms of TV studios to trade purportedly knowledgeable accounts.
The public relations guru Max Clifford, who claims to know what
the allegations are, said last night there had been no choice
but to make a statement: "They must have been aware that his
name would come into the public arena, with foreign media using
it.  "I can see what they are trying to do, but I don't think
it's going to be effective. There are more and more accusations
and allegations out there, and if they are going to continue
just to try to su