in july 2014, kirklees council enforced a media ban covering the visit of the princess royal who was due to deliver a 1-minute and 15 second speech on the importance of restorative justice. kirklees council later responded that the highly unusual media ban had been insisted upon by the royal household. buckingham palace however was mystified over the ban with a royal spokesman stating: "this visit has been openly listed in the future engagements section on the royal website for the last eight weeks. there are no restrictions on reporting on the event from the royal household."