Angelina Jolie is an awardee. Also, William Shatner is an awardee. He was the lead actor in Star Trek. A talented actor too - has made some very good tv in the past. Also he played a lawyer, as well as sitting at the controls of Starship Enterprise. (He’s been to space on one of Benzos’ rockets. At age 91. They should give him all sorts of awards just for that).
But really, this is a non profit organisation aimed at encouraging kids in aviation.
‘The intelligencer ‘ actually had the right tone I think.
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“The Living Legends of Aviation Awards are produced by the Kiddie Hawk Air Academy, a nonprofit whose mission is to spark children’s interest in aviation. The press release says the awards are meant to highlight people who have made various contributions to the field, including “pilots who have become celebrities and celebrities who have become pilots.” Previous honorees include William Shatner, Angelina Jolie, Kenny G, Morgan Freeman, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, and John Travolta. In 2019, Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos was presented with the Jeff Bezos Freedom’s Wings Award for “advancing the principles of freedom in business and his personal endeavors.” This year, his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, is being honored for founding an aerial film-and-production company and planning to take part in an all-female Blue Origin space flight later this year.
It’s unclear if Harry will even show up to accept his award in person. But no one should be upset about him stealing the honor from a more deserving celebrity pilot … except maybe Michael Dorn, a pilot who played Starfleet’s first Klingon officer on Star Trek, who seems overdue for one of these awards.”
The last paragraph sets the right tone in my opinion.
One thing for sure, if he does turn up he’ll be criticised for it. But if he doesn’t turn up he’ll be dragged over the coals for letting down the children. (You read it here first)
I agree (reservedly) with the poster who says US tabloids are as bad as UK ones. One huge media empire that I know of - Murdoch Media is, in my opinion. doing a lot to wreck UK, US and Australian culture and society and pushes a very questionable agenda. One example, Think the Jeremy Clarkson ‘article’ published by The Sun, I use the term ‘article’ loosely. I’m not sure I’ve ever read a more vomit inducing piece of excrement written about a woman published in the UK paper The Sun.
As I said, but was ignored, tabloids have a history of getting the quotes they want by presenting erroneous & misleading versions of things to the people they are seeking quotes from, and they print the response. Often, later, and hardly noticed, the people who they did this to speak up and say they were misled. Just like Harry’s ex flight instructor.
For those denouncing Harry’s ability to fly even as ‘just’ a gunner co - pilot (and a pp has corrected that downgrading) does anyone honestly think they’d have put the Queen’s grandchild in a multi million dollar piece of complicated machinery valued at $39 million dollars at the time - latest versions $52 million dollars - with one other military pilot and risked death for him and the pilot? C’mon. Plus I’ve read his book. I’ve read about him learning to fly the Apache attack helicopter. It’s very descriptive and enlightening.