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This blog is replete with my anti-monarchist views. But those views date back to my childhood. That’s when I developed an innate sense of resentment at seeing my compatriots take greater pride in the “Queen’s Honours” (like knighthoods and OBEs) than in our national independence. But I am heartened that Barbados is leading “Commonwealth countries”… Read more.
Prince Charles is facing allegations that he lords over a “cash-for-honours” racket. I am not surprised. After all, I’ve been denouncing the British royal family as royal grifters for decades. Hell, I even denounced them in “Dissing British Monarchy to Mourn American Democracy,” November 6, 2020. Such is my abiding contempt. Prince Charles bagging cash… Read more.
The British monarchy is facing another abdication crisis. Only this time, the British people are calling for it in the guise of abnegation. Almost half of the British public believe Prince Charles should stand aside and let his eldest son William become the next king, polling shows. … The idea would be most popular with… Read more.
Prince Charles is the Constitutionally apolitical heir to the British throne. Yet he has a habit of using his platform to deliver very political messages. This was certainly the case on December 22, 2016, when he was the featured speaker on the BBC Radio 4 program, “Thought For The Day.” The curious thing, though, is that… Read more.
James Hewitt is Princess Diana’s former lover. But he’s defiling her reputation by insinuating that she was an adulteress who bore his child. And his only motive seems to be the money tabloids are willing to give him to peddle this insinuation. I hasten to clarify, though, that I’m no fan of royalty. My blog… Read more.
Yes, Charles and Camilla are now laughing all the way to the throne. This, as they continue to outplay all the odds. Queen Camilla Buckingham Palace announced their engagement last month by pronouncing that Camilla SHALL NOT become Queen. She would be called Princess Consort instead. But that was just a ruse. No doubt “The… Read more.
