For those of you who know me well enough, you know I am an
ardent royalist. Our culture determines
who we are as a people and as an individual, and I believe that the Royal
Family are a central part of that identity.
Without them the whole notion of being British / English or whatever
falls apart, and becomes obsolete.
Along the same lines, it is my belief that those who serve
within the family should follow traditional patterns of titles and privilege. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is currently
denied this; legally her title is “Princess of Wales”. Understandably she has chosen not to be known
by this title to avoid confusion and anger with those who believed Diana was
God.
The trouble I have is that when Charles ascends the Throne
as George VII, she will be known as the “Princess Consort”. Big Mistake.
This is her personal wish, but I believe she should be known as “Queen”
or at least “Queen Consort”. The title
of Princess Consort is a modern piece of garbage made up by over-reactive civil
servants aiming to please the masses. In
my opinion it flies in the face of tradition and history, and denies someone, who
is turning out to be a star of “the Firm”, their right.
Legally she will be Queen anyway, so why bother with flimsy
modern titles, that I know we will look back upon in years to come and laugh
at? The answer is “us”. The great British public. We are so short sighted, and have such short
memories, and so little understanding of why things are the way they are, that
we demand and expect the impossible. We
switch our allegiance from one celebrity god to another as they come and
go. How many of you can name the winner
of the 3rd Big Brother, or the 4th X Factor without
looking it up? None I bet.
Sadly in this modern world, it is the will of the people that
has its way. Perhaps democracy isn’t
always the best option for making decisions!
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