I loved this. I really appreciated the breakdown of events from all the Royal families. I agree about "ranking" the Royals and turning it into a popularity contest. I think it lowers the Royal family to the celebrity status that Harry and Meghan have. And they are not A or even D-list celebs. There is a danger of making what they do common and takes away from it's importance. Also, Harry, Meg, and Andrew are no longer working Royals, and as you mentioned, Diana has been gone for 30 years. It's time to remove them from all lists.
I do not usually comment, so please bear with me, this may be a long one. I am a third generation Brit – my family came from Italy and until recently were staunch royalists. The idea of polls to gauge the popularity of royals is usually meaningless but in this case King Charles needs to pay attention. You mentioned that the spectre of Princess Diana still looms large, and this is part of the problem with a negative perception of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
King Charles has always appeared out of touch with the people, but this has never been more obvious than it is now. The UK is in turmoil and there is division and anger like I have never seen, we are sitting on a powder keg and now is the time for a steadying force – that was our late Queen. Sadly, it is not her son, he is in lock step with a government betraying the people daily, he makes speeches discussing diversity, honouring our differences, and accepting all others, but supports the suppression of speech – the silencing of British people. I never thought I would see political prisoners in the UK – locked up for speaking out, locked up for silent prayer, locked up for calling the government to account on grooming gangs, the Southport murders, the enormous sums of money to support illegal immigrants in hotel, excessive crime, knife crime – the list goes on and a Royal Commission should have been called on much of this.
The elderly have spent the winter suffering, many existing on a can of soup or beans for the day and heating for no more than an hour, if at all. We have veterans – men and women living and dying in the streets from cold and hunger – the king is their Commander-in-Chief. Nurses relying on food banks to eat. Families cannot afford to feed their children and food banks are closing across the country – the optics of the king opening Windsor Castle for a Ramadan feast has gone down like a lead balloon.
Christians are openly asking, how can he represent the church and the Christian faith when he learnt Arabic to better understand the Quran & continues to show his admiration of the Islamic faith but does utter a word for Lent.
And that is just a very small part of the issue.
As for Queen Camilla, she had earned the respect of many but that is also changing. From a personal note, as mentioned we came from Italy – my father is a Catholic and my mother is Jewish, we were raised going to shul on a Friday and mass on a Sunday, as we got older, we picked what we wanted to be. As you can imagine it was a loud household full of loud discussion, but a point of agreement was always the royal family, especially the Queen. I never thought I would hear my Nonna say “I can no longer support the royal family” but the final straw came on the day Queen Camilla made a speech at the Holocaust memorial. During that speech there was a reference Islam and a call that islamophobia must be stopped – at a Holocaust memorial – we were there and the audible gasps were clear – wrong place and wrong time especially given the attacks and hatred many are experiencing here in London - daily.
Many people now feel that when our Queen died so did the need for royalty, Charles needs to listen and be a voice for his people – the people that feel betrayed by both king and government.
I’m an American and used to enjoy following the H&M saga because they were so awful to the queen, not to mention delusional in general. While I also used to enjoy hearing positive news about the BRF, I can’t listen anymore and I fast forward through coverage of them. The reasons are precisely as you articulated above and represent essentially an existential threat to the monarchy itself. I want to root for them, but I’m not sure the monarchy will still be around in 25 years. They are acting as naive as the Russian Romanov’s and Louis XVI, “the last king of France.” Very dangerous times.
I think your description is one of the most on point I have heard. Charles is an avid history buff, but he is blindly going down a path that will lead to the end of the monarchy. I cannot fathom it - is it ego, is it a refusal to listen or simply, is he happy to be the last monarch? I’m not sure people understand just how broken the United Kingdom is, it is almost as if the Queen’s death signalled the death of the country.
I completely agree, and I am sorry for what you are experiencing. The UK is a Christian country, and it is good to respect others and their faiths, but not at the cost of the foundation of what built one country in the first place. King Charles needs to be kind to everyone, but stand strong on the foundation of the UK. I am a Canadian, living in America and I keep on top of UK and Canadian news, Canada is also on the brink of difficult times ahead with a new PM. I have seen what is happening in the UK and I am praying for you all. I am so grateful for what you shared.
Thank you Kay, thank you for your prayers. Everything you have written is true, it is heart breaking to see and there are some terrible things happening here. The destruction of this once proud country is the reason we are leaving the UK, we are moving to the US - Maine. The final straw for my husband was an incident a month ago. I was coming home from shopping with my mum, daughter and sister - we were abused for 20 minutes and called appalling names by our new Islamic neighbours and then spat upon. I no longer feel safe in the area where I was born, grew up in and had my family in. Our daughter is scared to go out - you can not live like that.
I think Charles’s sagging popularity has more to do with his support for WEF, his apparent approval of the disaster that is Starmer’s government, and his current love affair with Islam, whose growing numbers and increasing influence are the main concerns of most Brits. As for poor Camilla, she will never escape the shadow of Diana and the resentment of her worshippers.
I loved this. I really appreciated the breakdown of events from all the Royal families. I agree about "ranking" the Royals and turning it into a popularity contest. I think it lowers the Royal family to the celebrity status that Harry and Meghan have. And they are not A or even D-list celebs. There is a danger of making what they do common and takes away from it's importance. Also, Harry, Meg, and Andrew are no longer working Royals, and as you mentioned, Diana has been gone for 30 years. It's time to remove them from all lists.
I do not usually comment, so please bear with me, this may be a long one. I am a third generation Brit – my family came from Italy and until recently were staunch royalists. The idea of polls to gauge the popularity of royals is usually meaningless but in this case King Charles needs to pay attention. You mentioned that the spectre of Princess Diana still looms large, and this is part of the problem with a negative perception of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
King Charles has always appeared out of touch with the people, but this has never been more obvious than it is now. The UK is in turmoil and there is division and anger like I have never seen, we are sitting on a powder keg and now is the time for a steadying force – that was our late Queen. Sadly, it is not her son, he is in lock step with a government betraying the people daily, he makes speeches discussing diversity, honouring our differences, and accepting all others, but supports the suppression of speech – the silencing of British people. I never thought I would see political prisoners in the UK – locked up for speaking out, locked up for silent prayer, locked up for calling the government to account on grooming gangs, the Southport murders, the enormous sums of money to support illegal immigrants in hotel, excessive crime, knife crime – the list goes on and a Royal Commission should have been called on much of this.
The elderly have spent the winter suffering, many existing on a can of soup or beans for the day and heating for no more than an hour, if at all. We have veterans – men and women living and dying in the streets from cold and hunger – the king is their Commander-in-Chief. Nurses relying on food banks to eat. Families cannot afford to feed their children and food banks are closing across the country – the optics of the king opening Windsor Castle for a Ramadan feast has gone down like a lead balloon.
Christians are openly asking, how can he represent the church and the Christian faith when he learnt Arabic to better understand the Quran & continues to show his admiration of the Islamic faith but does utter a word for Lent.
And that is just a very small part of the issue.
As for Queen Camilla, she had earned the respect of many but that is also changing. From a personal note, as mentioned we came from Italy – my father is a Catholic and my mother is Jewish, we were raised going to shul on a Friday and mass on a Sunday, as we got older, we picked what we wanted to be. As you can imagine it was a loud household full of loud discussion, but a point of agreement was always the royal family, especially the Queen. I never thought I would hear my Nonna say “I can no longer support the royal family” but the final straw came on the day Queen Camilla made a speech at the Holocaust memorial. During that speech there was a reference Islam and a call that islamophobia must be stopped – at a Holocaust memorial – we were there and the audible gasps were clear – wrong place and wrong time especially given the attacks and hatred many are experiencing here in London - daily.
Many people now feel that when our Queen died so did the need for royalty, Charles needs to listen and be a voice for his people – the people that feel betrayed by both king and government.
I’m an American and used to enjoy following the H&M saga because they were so awful to the queen, not to mention delusional in general. While I also used to enjoy hearing positive news about the BRF, I can’t listen anymore and I fast forward through coverage of them. The reasons are precisely as you articulated above and represent essentially an existential threat to the monarchy itself. I want to root for them, but I’m not sure the monarchy will still be around in 25 years. They are acting as naive as the Russian Romanov’s and Louis XVI, “the last king of France.” Very dangerous times.
I think your description is one of the most on point I have heard. Charles is an avid history buff, but he is blindly going down a path that will lead to the end of the monarchy. I cannot fathom it - is it ego, is it a refusal to listen or simply, is he happy to be the last monarch? I’m not sure people understand just how broken the United Kingdom is, it is almost as if the Queen’s death signalled the death of the country.
I completely agree, and I am sorry for what you are experiencing. The UK is a Christian country, and it is good to respect others and their faiths, but not at the cost of the foundation of what built one country in the first place. King Charles needs to be kind to everyone, but stand strong on the foundation of the UK. I am a Canadian, living in America and I keep on top of UK and Canadian news, Canada is also on the brink of difficult times ahead with a new PM. I have seen what is happening in the UK and I am praying for you all. I am so grateful for what you shared.
Thank you Kay, thank you for your prayers. Everything you have written is true, it is heart breaking to see and there are some terrible things happening here. The destruction of this once proud country is the reason we are leaving the UK, we are moving to the US - Maine. The final straw for my husband was an incident a month ago. I was coming home from shopping with my mum, daughter and sister - we were abused for 20 minutes and called appalling names by our new Islamic neighbours and then spat upon. I no longer feel safe in the area where I was born, grew up in and had my family in. Our daughter is scared to go out - you can not live like that.
My continued thoughts and prayers with your family, and safe travels and trasition to the US.
Thank you, sending you love and blessings.
I think Charles’s sagging popularity has more to do with his support for WEF, his apparent approval of the disaster that is Starmer’s government, and his current love affair with Islam, whose growing numbers and increasing influence are the main concerns of most Brits. As for poor Camilla, she will never escape the shadow of Diana and the resentment of her worshippers.
Where can I go to find stories of the royals supporting rape gang victims?