ɪt wʌz ɹˈuːmɚd ðæt bˈæɹoʊnəs ɹˈɔːlɪŋz hæd ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹd ðɪ ʌnsəlˈɪsɪɾᵻd ˈɔfɚ wˌɪtʃ ʃiː stɹˈɛnjuːəsli dᵻnˈaɪd, sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt æz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌv kˈɪŋz kˈɑːlɪdʒ lˈʌndən kˈaʊnsəl ʃiː nˈuː ˌæbsəlˈuːtli nˈʌθɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ˌɛni sˈʌtʃ bˈɪd.
It was rumoured that Baroness Rawlings had engineered the unsolicited offer which she strenuously denied, saying that as Chairman of King's College London Council she knew absolutely nothing about any such bid.