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The elderly principal of my theological college knew and knew of Blunt, and said that he never really recovered from the abdication incident. At that time everyone in America knew about Wallis Simpson, as did the press, but no-one dared to say anything. Reporters were shadowing anyone who was anyone in the country waiting for a word which could set things going. In his diocesan equivalent of synod, knowing nothing of Simpson and wishing that the king went to church more often, Blunt said he wished the king would take his responsibilities more seriously. The T&A editor decided “That’ll do!” and the story broke. In T&A archives, story by Mike Priestley.
There is another Blunt story, told me by a Councillor in the seventies. As I go on you may guess the punch line. At banquets in Bradford City Hall there used to be a magnificent display of fruit as a centrepiece on the table. It looked magnificent because it was coated with furniture polish and shined regularly. Everyone knew this and never touched it. Everyone, that is, except …. You’ve guessed it, Bishop Blunt, who once took a bite out of an apple. After that the display was not used again for some time.