Richard Eden: Why The 12th Day In January Will Go Down In History (Prince Andrew is going to trial.)

Richard Eden is a royal gossip columnist.

This morning, he decided to comment on two private citizens living in California.

Why did he do this?

Because he wanted engagement on his Twitter account.

Despite having over 19,593 followers on Twitter, most of Richard Eden tweets are ignored.

So in order to get attention, he has to mention certain people.

Spot the difference:

Unfortunately, for Richard Eden he picked the wrong day to look for attention.

Today it was announced that Prince Andrew to face civil sex assault case after US ruling.

This major royal scandal has rocked Buckingham Palace and stained the preparations for Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee celebration.

So while Richard Eden thought he was being clever today, in the end it backfired on him completely.